May 19, 2011 | 6 comments
It struck me while playing tennis a few weeks ago that there is a helpful way and unhelpful way to measure progress. If progress is seen as a specific material state, efforts to get there can be very discouraging. For
April 25, 2011 | 5 comments
Here’s an interesting article about a Pastor questioning traditional Christian beliefs per hell and heaven. He decided, among other things, that he couldn’t accept that millions of people who have never heard of Jesus Christ are doomed to hell just because
April 1, 2011 | 13 comments
Do other people’s actions and topics of conversation ever bother you? Should they? Or is a perspective adjustment needed? A common complaint I’ve heard over the years from residents in care facilities who try hard to keep their thought spiritually
January 31, 2011 | 7 comments
Do you start your day off listing all the things you don’t have, or with a list of all the things you do have? If you start out with, “I don’t have enough money. I don’t have a job. I
January 11, 2011 | 8 comments
Phyllis Tickle, in her new book, “The Great Emergence,” makes some interesting points about the current status of Christianity and the direction it is headed. One of the main points she makes is that “About every five hundred years the