Faith, Knowledge, Hope
In our modernist, enlightenment world, faith and hope seem to be of a different species than knowledge. Hope points to the future, which is not something about which we can have any knowledge. Faith...
View ArticleRemembering That Day
The phone call came from a relative: “Turn on the TV.” On the television, I saw the images of the Twin Towers burning. The planes had already flown into the buildings. Less than an hour after I saw...
View ArticleThe Temptation of Jairus
The Gospel story, told in Matthew 9, Mark 5 and Luke 8, is a familiar one. Jairus’ daughter is dying (Mark and Luke), or has died (Matthew), and Jairus seeks Jesus to heal his daughter. He is in a...
View ArticleI’m Religious, Not Spiritual
It has been popular within American religious circles in the past couple of decades (since, say, the Jesus Movement) to deny being religious but to affirm being spiritual. If one is religious one is...
View ArticleOn Writing
If one is at a social gathering, say a holiday party of friends and acquaintances, introductions having been made and the inevitable discussion about one’s interests and hobbies comes up, admitting...
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