Feeding empty with fullness Indulgence aside Tasting weakness Shattering pride Spiritual gasping Ironic self care Inhaling mercy Exhaling prayer Hunger for knowing Beyond taste’s delight Divine craving Soul’s appetite Love’s yoke of longing Dross churning
Consider these fourteen words from the Sermon on the Mount. “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Have these words lost meaning through over-familiarity? I suppose
At the heart of the Christian faith is the conviction that Jesus Christ, fully God yet fully man, died upon the cross and was raised from the dead. Jesus’ disciples were eyewitnesses to these events.
“Play is an important practice of faith…but one best shared generously, even justly, across generations.” Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore My son has recently learned how to make-believe. He pounds away at a pillow in the living
What is liturgy and why does it matter for the church? Hear Dr. Michael Pasquarello III on the nature and place of liturgical worship in the church. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary
Reading Roger Steer’s biography of John Stott, I jotted down at the front, “Stott in general had excellent mentoring.” Fortunately for us, he in turn mentored others. Steer’s book, Basic Christian: The Inside Story of
As I was leaving our neighborhood bank recently, someone at a desk near the door said, “Have a good day.” I was pleased to be wished a good day, so I paused to thank someone,
This is a sign I saw in an airport on my way back from Canada. Who knew that water could come in so many brands? We all know that water is nothing more than H2O,
“To make a fighter you gotta strip them down to bare wood: you can’t just tell ’em to forget everything you know if you gotta make ’em forget even their bones… make ’em so tired
Who is Lance Armstrong? For several years, we thought we knew the answer to this question. Armstrong was a seven-time Tour de France champion, a cancer survivor, and a humanitarian who used his influence to
Just before Advent, J.D. Walt posted a great article asking, “What Is Your Master Calendar?” and explaining why it matters. You should take a look at it if you haven’t already. For all of us,
Recently, in evangelical circles, there has been a renaissance of catechesis, the church’s historic practice of teaching the essentials of the faith through dialogue. Fueled by the growing need to educate and form believers in
