Monthly Archives: March 2016

Three Steps to Transformation

Did you ever have a moment when something obviously true and astoundingly helpful struck you and you wondered why you never thought of it before.? I had that experience recently while teaching the Twelve Steps.  I was thinking about a … Continue reading

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From My Reading

“One-quarter of Americans who attend church at least monthly now use a mobile device to “connect with faith or inspiration” during the service.  Half look up Scriptures or songs, and one-third take notes. But one-quarter of Americans also admit to … Continue reading

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Letting Go for Lent – “Watch Your Mouth!”

We have entered the season of Lent, a period of 40 days before Easter when Christians traditionally lament over their sins and then, in response, choose something to give up such as chocolate or Facebook or alcohol. The idea is to … Continue reading

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Going Deeper with God – The Reckless Love of God

Eugene Peterson’s book Eat this Book teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. This well-loved passage from Luke … Continue reading

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Just Walk into the Water!

In the book The Good Book, Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages (see review here), A.J. Jacobs describes the problems he had deciding whether to write The Year of Living Biblically (which became a New York Times bestseller) or not. He … Continue reading

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