Today is Ash Wednesday. I should have remembered that when the lady came into Starbucks early that morning with what looked like a terrible birthmark on her forehead. “Poor lady,” …
The Start of Lent
Lent invites us to spend 40 days with Jesus in the wilderness.
The Power of a Question
It was time to go home, so Sarifa came to my room in the surgical ward to wheel me down to the car. She and Bev packed our three small …
No one left to come
Martin Neimoller was a famous Lutheran pastor in Germany. He is known for his opposition to the Nazis’ state control of the churches, and he was imprisoned in Sachsenhausen and …
The Lenten Season
March 2 marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Always beginning on what is called Ash Wednesday, you may see folks around town bearing a cross-shaped smudge on their foreheads. …
Modern Forms of Greed
This article is adapted from a blog by Frank Sonnenberg. “The Many Faces of Greed.” Greed is a term that describes ruthless people with naked ambition, people with an insatiable …
No such word
There is no church without us The sum total of our tears struggles, joys, doubts, longings, fears, and loneliness. No such word, church Church is a noun describing one thing …
Watch That Diet
View PostIt’s a God thing!
Philip Yancey is an American author, most known for his writings on a spiritual plane. He has sold over 15 million books in 40 different languages. Needless to say, he …
Awake the Sleeping God
I recently encountered a guy that sounds really spiritual and godly. Say’s “God is good,” CONSTANTLY. Enough to make you go crazy as you think about the people who love …