As a faith-founded ministry that partners with other agencies, we have had others suggest meditation practices focusing on a variety of things, but we prefer to assist our students in focusing on scripture and “things above”…… the attributes...
Sean Dietrich this week wrote about boiled peanuts. His memoir made me smile as I, too, have stopped many times at roadside vendors and bought a bagful to eat while traveling in Alabama! It also reminded of a talk I gave at a retreat in 2001 that I began with a...
I have shared photos of Jesus Zlaugging snd it often stirs interest. I have an entire digital file of favorite pictures of Jesus. A friend and I were talking about our speculations Snd she sent me this link: The Faces of Jesus...
From the Fringes; “Author A.J. Jacobs admits that he was agnostic before he even knew what the word meant. For all the good God seemed to invoke, the potential for abuse was far too high in his mind for God to be taken seriously. In a book exploring religion and...
1Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,” “There is an important difference between...
One thing that jumps off the pages of Scripture at me from time to time are parallels between OT and NT texts, between different events in Jesus’ life…….. Consider an event after Jesus’ Resurrection, when he appeared to his disciples,...
