Delving into the uncertainties of life with enthusiastic curiosity
Being at the hospital all day will get you thinking about all the good things in your life. My sister went to the emergency room today at Saint Thomas Hospital because of severe chest pains. She thought she might be having a heart attack, so she did the smart thing and went straight to the... Continue Reading →
"Sometimes, even we who decry the health-and-wealth gospel forget that the Christian life was never meant to be a cakewalk, that discipleship requires suffering, and that spiritual victory presupposes struggle." - Stan Guthrie From an excellent article called "Stumbling After Jesus," at Christianity Today's website. If you enjoy the article, Stan has a terrific blog.
Sorry that I've been a little bit off the radar for almost two weeks, but I am back to regular postings now. This article caught my attention today. Extremist Muslims in northern Iraq say that they must "implement God's judgment" by killing any youths who convert from Islam to Christianity. Following Christ is no weekend... Continue Reading →
"We - even we here - hold the power and bear the responsibility." ~ Abraham Lincoln Every Christian who invests in the stock market using mutual funds has to take the good with the bad. In any given mutual fund there is a long list of companies, some of which support or fund causes that... Continue Reading →
It doesn't take much looking to find evidence that evil and suffering are a reality. The tragedy at Virgina Tech this week was no exception. Especially significant was the death of Professor Liviu Librescu, a survivor of the Holocaust. April 16, the day of the shooting, was also Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah. Interviews... Continue Reading →
From Prayers Plainly Spoken, by Stanley Hauerwas: "Crucified Lord, your creation is full of pain. Our lives are filled with pain. We must appear happy, to be OK, to others and ourselves. After all, we know no one likes to be around people in pain. So we cannot even be around ourselves. We refuse to... Continue Reading →
This article from the New York Times tells how many people from the battered region of Darfur, in Sudan have found a haven in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Fawzia Suliman, a mother and wife from Darfur, talks about how Fort Wayne has been a welcome place for her and a growing community of Darfuri people. “I... Continue Reading →
I occasionally take time to review The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard. I read this book a few years ago, and was profoundly impacted by it. Today as I flipped through, I was looking for wisdom about what life looks like when we place ourselves in the care of God's rule. Depending on which preacher... Continue Reading →
Healer God, Is there more room in the house where the man was dropped down through the ceiling? Are the crowds so thick that more cannot touch the hem of your garment? Grant us the wisdom to place limits on the enjoyment of our resources, so that we can place limits on the sicknesses that... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Black Coffee Reflections for reminding me about the special that 60 Minutes did on the situation in Darfur. I meant to post something about that last week, but it’s been hard lately to sit down and post anything. The 12 minute piece can be viewed at the 60 Minutes web site. It is... Continue Reading →
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