But God opened a way for him to find life again. He became a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery; cooking, (a job he disliked right away) running errands, sweeping floors and, of course, praying and ...
I’ve been dazzled these last few days by How God Becomes Real: Kindling The Presence Of Invisible Others, the new book by Stanford anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann. You should know up front that Luhrmann ...
Walter Wangerin, a widely recognized writer on the issues of faith and spirituality, wrote: “The difference between shallow happiness and a deep, sustaining joy is sorrow. Happiness lives where sorrow ...
Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Dear Pastor, Once we feel the tangible presence of God, why is it still so easy to walk away? A: Anything can be taken for granted, my friend, even the ...
The small marble table from a Roman-era home was adorned with carved acanthus leaves and the body of Dionysus. When I saw it in the archaeological museum of Thessaloniki, Greece, I broke down crying, ...
Evangelical faith is no longer characterized by its initial passion. The longing to know and love God, to bask in his presence, is core to evangelical life and faith as I understand it. The famous ...
Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Dear Pastor, Once we feel the tangible presence of God, why is it still so easy to walk away? A: Anything can be taken for granted, my friend, even the ...