Having Eyes, They See Not
This past week we were present with the Gospel story of the man who was born blind (John 9:1-38). In this story, we see Jesus healing them man by placing the c...
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PODCAST: The Woman at the Well
What do you do when you’re confronted with your sin face to face?
It’s Not Just about the Numbers
Recently, the Pew Research Forum released a study concerning the religious landscape in America. The results are sobering for those of us in church work and re...
Those Pesky Pharisees
Read John 9:1-38 A long time ago, in a writing class I was in, the teacher said that every good story has a hero and an antagonist. In the Gospel story ...
Just Hold My Hand
Dementia is a horrible disease that robs the person of their memory and their life. Dementia is not a specific disease, but it describes a wide range of sympto...
4 Key Concepts of Spiritual Resiliency
We began this series with and essay outlining the 4 Dimensions of Spiritual Resiliency and then outlined the 12 Questions for Spiritual Awareness. In this essa...
Special Litanies on Mother’s Day
Today is the celebration of Mother’s Day in the United States and although I will not be preaching about Mother’s Day today I will be adding ...
Be One of God’s Miracles
These last few weeks the news has been filled with tragic circumstances. Not that the news is not always, or perhaps it just seems that way, filled with bad ne...
12 Questions for Spiritual Awareness
Following up on my last essay concerning Spiritual Resiliency I thought I would now look at some ways to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves so we can bett...
PODCAST: Recapturing the Spirit of the Rebel Jesus
What did the early Church believe and how do we recapture that spirit