There are confessions. There are aired disagreements. Finally, there are direct calls to future dialogue and real life interaction.
All in Life
Anxiety & Christmas with Barth
"The Lord of heaven and earth, the eternal God who deemed it not too high and not too low to become like us so that we may become his." - Karl Barth
Openness Unhindered: When Sisters Disagree
Listening to different stories and perspectives helps us check our own thoughts for hidden paradigms and presuppositions. It allows us to find the roots of our differences and acknowledge that ideas are not what define people.
Introducing Openness Unhindered
While we must always affirm God's position and the Biblical worldview, this does not negate the importance of human experience. Instead, we learn that human experience is important so long as it is not utilized to contradict Scripture.
Unmerited Forgiveness in the Lord's Prayer
We pray for this gracious forgiveness then because it has been promised to us (1 Jn. 1:9). We pray for it because it has already been accomplished.
The Day to Shape the Days Upon
The Sabbath is more than just one day out of seven. It is the queen of days. It is, to borrow another line from another part of McCarthy's story, “the day to shape the days upon.” And in the remembrance of this there is joy.
The Intimacy of the Lord's Prayer
Direct and intimate attention affirms visibly our commitment and love. Doubly so with the Lord’s Prayer because as a whole, it draws us closer to the Father and places us in His care.
so there's that
And the getting of the cash is taking too long..... so his hooker gets out of the car.
The Personal Nature of the Lord's Prayer
That makes this prayer the foundational prayer of the church because the Person who prays this prayer places it above all other prayers.
To Heaven & Back: A Liturgy That Hurts
With heaven a reality that Christian experience now, all of Lewis' analogy is being played out in the life of the church.
A Sprawling Essay
C. S. Lewis is a drum major in the Christian tradition. If you haven’t heard his song, you must remedy this.
Only Under Torture
Our suffering is never pointless, and through his own, Lewis is obliged to come to terms with the stakes of the game
On C. S. Lewis and the Relentless God
To my mind, that's even more incredible and more beautiful than a magic world inside a wardrobe.
pain & progress
Am I advocating walking around in a constant state of grief over current affairs? No. And yet it is heart-breaking. I believe we are to strive for a balance
C.S. Lewis: All Things To All Men
What can Lewis teach us today? How about working toward being a person who loves Christ and his bride and behaving like a person everyone wants to love.
Why I'm Glad That C. S. Lewis Is Dead
That's why I'm so glad that, fifty-two years ago, Lewis died. Maybe that sounds harsh, but it's true.
Son of Earth, Shall We Be Friends?
The Lion gave him one shake and all his armour rattled like a tinker’s pack, and then -- hey-presto -- the Dwarf flew up in the air. He was as safe as if he had been bed, though he did not feel so.
Introducing C.S. Lewis Week
If you are new to Lewis, or on your fourth copy of The Chronicles of Narnia we hope you enjoy this tribute of practical posts to one of the church's great treasures.
Atul Gawande and Henry Lyte: Medicine, Hymnody, and Death
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Introducing The Lord's Prayer
Our hope is that The Lord's Prayer is merely the first in a series of family worship materials designed to help parents.