I am richly blessed in the community department. Not everyone is so lucky. Like others who are in the throes of crisis, autism parents often seek comfort from friends, but all too often, they get inspirational platitudes instead. Those platitudes …
When I offer hospitality, something amazing happens—so much more than I have anything to do with. An exchange takes place. Our guests bring who they are with them and enlarge our lives in their offerings. When we offer guests space, …
What new strategies will we need to bring the gospel to a rapidly changing world? by Donald McGilchrist The band of eleven weary but elated disciples gathered on the side of a mountain in Galilee, all but overwhelmed by the past …
I have been trying to begin this section for over an hour, during which time, among other things, I helped a friend in Europe set up a PayPal account so I could wire her money, responded to a text, stopped …
What in this realm can satisfy our universal thirst for health and wholeness? We simply cannot find it. Not amid volcanoes and cancers, blizzards and bereavements, cold-blooded cruelty and violent indifference. Here, we find rejection that leads to addiction, and …
It was my very first class in a PhD program. The professor opened the session with a lecture on epistemology, which I quickly learned was the theory of knowledge. My head spinning, I took copious notes on the various views …
Recently someone asked me what I thought was the hardest thing about prayer for most people. I didn’t have to think twice. The toughest part, no question, is setting aside the time and sticking with it. From baby believers to …
The land of unanswered prayer is full of people like me—people who have lost their optimism. People who spend sleepless nights waiting for another shoe to drop. Many of us then seek to protect ourselves by lowering our expectation to …
On October 22, 2018, at the age of 85, Eugene Peterson passed from this earth to more fully be with his creator. He is the author of many books and of THE MESSAGE bible translation. He has completed his journey …
The dilemma in the land of unanswered prayer, and one of our chief concerns as followers of Christ: How then shall we walk? How should we carry ourselves in the midst of our trials? Is it okay to walk with …
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