Spirituality —
“If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that’s what He’s getting.”-Jack Handy
We Christians believe in spiritual things. At least we are forced to since God is Spirit. We even claim to be both body and spirit. But how much do we really accept the spiritual [...]
Identify a stage in your journey when you were spiritually thirsty, discouraged, or empty? What happend? What brought you through the desert?
Interestingly enough, I think I was spiritually thirsty the year I was in seminary. This might be shocking, but you can spend a lot of time in the Word, studying it in depth and [...]
The question for today is where would you marvel, like Jacob, that “Surely the Lord [was] in this place–and I did not know it” from your personal history?
Right now I am coming to the realization that God is in every place at all times. Yes, that is his omnipresence. But all too often we don’t [...]
My small group is working through a series called “Companions in Christ.” A part of the process involves journaling our reflections on various Bible passages and questions. I have decided to record them here.
What marked the beginning(s) of your faith journey?
I would have to say that my faith journey is closely tied to my heritage [...]
A good list by Carmen C. Dicello.
If Jesus were walking our streets [post]. . .
He would be more critical of those who are theologically on target than those who are not.
He would attend celebrations and drinking parties.
He would possibly provide the beer.
He would drink with the rest of us.
He would spent [...]
Christopher Morley said:
I went to the theatre
With the author of a successful play.
He insisted on explaining everything.
Told me what to watch,
The details of direction,
The errors of the property man,
The foibles of the star.
He anticipated all my surprises
And ruined the evening.
Never again!–And mark you,
The greatest Author of all
Made no such mistake.
So, maybe it is a good [...]
Psalm 13
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and everyday have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give light to [...]
Ok, so I just read a story in the Bible that I never knew was in there. It seems like it’s just tossed in at the end of Elisha’s ministry. I don’t know what this does to your “God box” but it shakes up my paradigm a little. So here is the short story from [...]
I was reading the nakedpastor’s blog post about vision and I agree with him. Vision is so promoted in churches as the way to bring life and “purpose” to the congregation. Proverbs 29:18 “Without a vision, the people perish.” is stated to give biblical support for this corporate/business idea. David Hayward points out that the [...]
“If a man dies, will he live again?”
-Job 14:14a
That is really the question of Easter isn’t it. Anyone here personally know anyone who has come back to life after being dead?
In this modern age of science we have learned a lot about death.
In fact, science has identified many kinds of death that can affect [...]