by Andy Wall | Oct 30, 2022 | Articles
There are few things that feel better than answered prayer. A crisis arises. An illness flares. A conflict erupts. You go to prayer, asking God to intervene, to heal, to restore. And in due course, the crisis is averted, the patient recovers, the conflict is resolved....
by Andy Wall | Oct 23, 2022 | Articles
As a family of believers, we are called to care for one another in a variety of ways. In the letters of the New Testament, believers are urged to “love one another” (17 times), “encourage one another” (6 times), “serve one another” (5 times), “be patient with one...
by conejochurch | Oct 16, 2022 | Articles
[Editor’s note: This poem is by Howard Thurman, an American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and leader who helped provide the spiritual depth of the civil rights movement. It offers an invitation to the meditative moment in which we can “be still and know”...
by Rene Heard | Oct 9, 2022 | Articles
[Editor’s note: The following piece, by occasional columnist Heather Burke Cody of north Georgia, invites us to pay attention to “soul nudges,” which I might call nudges of the Spirit. It has been edited for length.] I was thrift shopping for dorm stuff. The cashier...
by Andy Wall | Oct 2, 2022 | Articles
“…he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” Titus 3:5 A story has circulated about a famous skeptic, who on his deathbed, allegedly tried to hedge...
by Andy Wall | Sep 25, 2022 | Articles
Since I am married to a teacher of teachers, I’m always unconsciously reading for insights pertaining to the educator’s craft. I came across one recently in Father Gregory Boyle’s book, “Tattoos of the Heart.” On his first day as a young teacher, Father Boyle poked...
by Andy Wall | Sep 18, 2022 | Articles
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African proverb Lasting relationships require hard work. Anyone who’s sustained a friendship for more than a year or two knows this. So does anyone who’s been married for any length...
by Andy Wall | Sep 4, 2022 | Articles
In her collection of poems, “Overland to the Islands,” poet Denise Levertov reflects on the “intently haphazard” way of the dog. Let’s go—much as that dog goes, intently haphazard. The Mexican light on a day that ‘smells like autumn in Connecticut’...
by Andy Wall | Aug 28, 2022 | Articles
You’ve no doubt noticed that there’s a lot of disagreement between people in our world. This is nothing new. But is it just me, or are we getting worse at handling disagreements? Here are ten questions to ask yourself if you would like to improve the quality of the...
by Andy Wall | Aug 21, 2022 | Articles
As many of our children are returning (or have already returned!) to school in the coming weeks, I want to share seven strategies for developing capable children from the book “Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World” by H. Stephen Glenn and Jane...
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