What Matters?

It happens every year around this time.., that sinking feeling in my stomach.  My eyes welling up with tears out of the blue..,  Regret for time wasted..,  Today was my kids’ first day of school.  Last night after I tucked my kids into...

“This is a story about control..,”

I am a product of the 80’s and Janet Jackson was one of my favorite artists.  The big hair, the cool clothes, the amazing dancing and the of course those lyrics that taught me about all about theology and marriage…,I have been married for...

A Case for Faith

“I need a faith that’s consistent with reason, not contradictory to it; I want beliefs that are grounded in reality, not detached from it.  I need to find out once and for all whether the Christian faith can stand up to scrutiny.”  Lee...

“Movin’ On Up”

My ascent out of the “pit” has been slow, ardous and educational.  My crisis of belief, as is the case whenever I experience doubt, has allowed my faith to grow deeper, my time in the Bible to be more meaningful and my prayers to be more honest. ...

In The Pit

“Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.”  Paul TillichI am on staff at a reasonably good sized church.  I am in seminary.  I have professed to be a believer of Jesus Christ for the last fifteen years.  This week...
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