Be Amazing
“Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” –Luke 6:28 “No one is safe from being blessed.” –Graham Cooke I don’t have a lot to say in this article, so it shouldn’t take long to get through it all. I know the
“Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” –Luke 6:28 “No one is safe from being blessed.” –Graham Cooke I don’t have a lot to say in this article, so it shouldn’t take long to get through it all. I know the
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” -Genesis 1:3 “I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in the night but will have the light of life.” -John 8:12 “Those who do what is true come
Read the rest of the Via Negativa: The Hunger Games sermon series Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Thanksgiving: Be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God. (Joel 2:21-27) Do not worry about your life. (Matthew 6:24-34) Work. Keep digging your well. (Rumi) Our first song
Taking the “abracadabra” out of understanding the workings of the Holy Spirit is important if, well, we truly want to understand those workings at all. Popular religion operates according to childish, magical notions of faith. The Holy Spirit is treated as a sort of divine
The God revealed to us in Jesus Christ is too big to be captured by any one sect, nation, generation or political philosophy. “He” is untamed and un-tamable – we might almost say wild. Radically, stubbornly free-willed, this is a God beyond our wildest expectations
When I am in spiritual direction with someone, this is the key question I always ask: “Where is God in that?” I usually ask this question after they have described some situation or incident in their lives that has them vexed or feeling trapped. “Where
In the movie “Evan Almighty,” God, in the form of Morgan Freeman, has only begun his mission to convince Evan, played by Steve Carell, that his mission in life is to build an ark for an upcoming flood. God is preparing Evan for his special
At a book reading in 2007 for his book The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, Harvard Divinity School professor Peter Gomes was asked by an audience member if he believed in a literal, bodily resurrection of Jesus. The openly gay author paused for a moment before
“This is where the trouble always begins,” I told my partner. We were watching the movie “Evan Almighty.” In this follow-up to “Bruce Almighty,” actor Steve Carell reprises his role as television anchor Evan Baxter. The movie opens with Baxter announcing from the news desk
The Cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the Glory of GOD filled The Dwelling. Moses couldn’t enter the Tent of Meeting because the Cloud was upon it, and the Glory of GOD filled The Dwelling. Whenever the Cloud lifted from The Dwelling, the People