Geeta’s days used to begin at 4 A.M doing household chores like grinding seeds and grains and cleaning animal sheds. Then she would work for 12 backbreaking hours in construction …
200701 Corrie Ten Boom
Due to a clerical error during WW2, Corrie Ten Boom was released from Ravensbruck one week before all the women her age were killed. She began traveling and …
Introspection
Introspection is an incredible, absolutely necessary tool for growth and healing. Without introspection one cannot gain insight into one’s own behaviors. Without insight into one’s behaviors it is difficult if …
An Old Commandment
Most scholars agree that the letter of 1 John was written in the late 90’s AD. This was during the reign of Domitian, an emperor famous for his enforcement of …
200412 Astronauts’ Tips
An Astronaut’s Tips For Living in Space – Or Anywhere Adapted from a Twitter Thread by astronaut Anne McClain One thing astronauts have to be good at: living in confined …
Thou art Peter
Texts give visual clues about their meanings. Comma’s, for example, help prevent confusion like in this sentence. “Let’s eat Grandpa.” Sounds like a group of cannibals. But a comma clears …
Translating the Bible
There is a theory of interpretation which says that the reader brings the meaning to the text, not the reverse. There have been poetry and prose writers who subscribed to …
Emptying the Cross
There is so much more I’d like to say on the subject of “emptying the cross of its power” from Sunday’s sermon, but I’ll leave it at this little bit. …
Poem for a New Year
A Prayer for LifeSpringers New Years, 2020 All. Courageous and hopeful Never showing defeat when Numbers are down on Sunday Or financial challenges come. Guests warmly welcomed Not en masse. …
Individualism & Church
Kathleen Norris is a Christian writer who devotes her life to writing about the Benedictine disciplines she follows. She is not actually a Catholic, but she admires the life she …