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It was a breezy autumn evening along the banks of Canal Du Midi in the South of France. Our boat was moored...
Some kinds of reminders drive me crazy. For example, I don't appreciate being reminded for the umpteenth time that my subscription is about to run out . . . to a magazine I've decided to stop...
As you may recall, the Christians in Corinth were struggling with the issue of spiritual manifestations. In particular, some of the believers there were overly excited about speaking in unknown...
Yesterday, I sought to answer the question "Is it okay to want more of the Spirit's power?" On the basis of ...
When I was a teenager, the whole discussion of spiritual gifts was a lively and controversial one. Some people in my church...
Stories are told and retold because they have wisdom, the Heath brothers tell us in this week’s book club chapter of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.
Sometimes we Christians have a tendency to make God too small. Not that we actually diminish God, of course. But our thoughts and images of God can be of a divine pal who...
In August, my wife and I and two kids moved into an old house. Bob and Pat to the left (if you’re...
My neighborhood is a pod of houses, once on the edge, now in the middle of town.
It was impossible to ignore. The shrill siren blasted through the hallways and the strobe lights flashed in a dizzying display.
AT LEAST. Those two words show up in too many conversations.
Inspector Javert is one of my favorite figures in all of literature. He plays a key role in Victor Hugo's classic novel, Les Misérables. Most people today know him by way of the...
