Get Your Own
One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell Him that they were done with Him. The scientist walked up to God and
A Thousand Generations: A Bible Study
When I was a child, I had a terrible temper. Not just a little bit of a bad disposition, but white hot rages that struck as deadly and as violently as a snake. My mother had the same kind of temper. Her father had that
What’s in It for Us? A Study of the Gospel of Matthew, Part 1
Read the rest of the series In the Catholic Church, the scripture readings for daily and weekend masses are divided into a 3 year lectionary format so that, during this time, about three-fourths of the Bible is proclaimed and commented on. The gospel for this
Are We Family?
When I told my family that I had lost my job as a Christian school band director, they were angry with the school and loving of me. When I told them that my wife was divorcing me, they offered nothing but support and shoulders to
Reconciling Sunday
My most memorable sporting event occurred 5 years ago when my brothers and I went to New Orleans to watch the Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. It had been a 29-year wait since the Packers’ last Super Bowl
Letters to the Editor
Editor: I read the article on Letting Go by Stacy Reynolds. She is an awesome writer and has obviously given this topic much thought. I enjoyed your magazine. Especially your poetry section. Brenda Editor: Thank you so much for the article on your current
Legal Defense of Gay Marriage
W. C. Fields once said, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again; then quit – there’s no use being a damn fool about it.” Unfortunately, such words of wisdom continue to be ignored by a group in Vermont, who recently lost yet another
‘A New Christianity for a New World: Why Traditional Faith Is Dying and How a New Faith Is Being Born’ by John Shelby Spong | Interview
Shaping the face of a new Christianity When it comes to retired Anglican Bishop John Shelby Spong, there seems to be no middle ground. Either you love him or you hate him. Just a quick gander at the reviews posted on Amazon of his new
Jesus for Dummies
What is the ‘essential Jesus’? What do we know for certain about Jesus that is relevant and truly helpful to everybody today? Do certain basic facts and clear certainties exist about Jesus that can form a basis for realistic objective logical faith? The Sources The
The Slow Miracle of Transformation
It was a Friday night, February 28, 1997. The phone range late in the evening. My husband, Bob, answered. I heard him say, “Hi, George,” in a friendly voice. George is my ex-husband, the father of my two daughters. Suddenly Bob sat down and made