Spiritual practices strengthen faith and Faith should be lived out in practice
God is Hiding in Plain Sight In The Fiddler in the Subway, Gene Weingarten recounts the story of Joshua Bell, a celebrated violinist who traded the grandeur of sold-out concert halls for the humdrum of a Washington, D.C. subway station. … Continue reading →
As a boy, I used to make fishing sinkers from lead-head nails that I melted using my father’s kerosene blow torch. I loved watching the surface start to soften then melt into a liquid pool of metal. When that had … Continue reading →
Acknowledging and accepting my place on the Autism spectrum was a relatively straightforward task. It required me to be honest about my own habits and ways of living in the world and in my marriage. Living with it and allowing … Continue reading →
So asked the serpent in Genesis ch3 and as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. So much of what we Christians are told we must do is not much different from the serpent’s famous words. Let’s … Continue reading →
Today’s post is by David Adams, and is copied from his FaceBook page: Paul told the unbelieving Athenians that we are all God’s offspring. Many people don’t believe that everyone is a child of God. They believe a decision … Continue reading →
I really wish I could write as well as John Pavlovitz, I mean it, I REALLY wish I could write with the passion that he pulls up in some of his posts. Some are rants, and some are gold. This … Continue reading →
Saint Francis of Assisi is famously known for referring to nature as his siblings when he called them “Brother Sun, Sister Moon.” From his theological perspective, he shared the natural world with the animals and birds. God was the creator … Continue reading →
One of the strengths of the traditional church is the adherence to the historic Church Calendar, which takes followers on an annual journey through the phases of Jesus’ live, starting at Advent and moving through to his ascension. This takes … Continue reading →
Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings offer insights into the artist’s beliefs, experiences, and perceptions of God and the world, but sometimes his paintings were just an outpouring of joy. That appears to the be case with some of his paintings of … Continue reading →
I have been following Skye Jethani’s devotionals this week as he looks at the women mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy. He has some good comments, so I’ll paste them here as they appeared in his blog. “Although modern Christians often think … Continue reading →