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Are You a Person of Peace?
What criteria are used in selecting people for leadership positions in our workplaces, government offices, and churches? Leaders must be smart people who operate from a wide-ranging knowledge base and who reason well. They must also be tough people who … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Peace with God, Spiritual life
Tagged "one tough nerd", inner peace, mindfulness, pacifism, Peace with God, Supreme Court
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More Than Colored Eggs and Chocolate Bunnies
The Easter circulars came out last week, and they were full of little girls’ dresses and little boys’ suits. Pastel colors were everywhere, dyed eggs and chocolate bunnies ubiquitous. Every kind of ham you can imagine, and some you’ve never … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Peace with God, Spiritual life, Theology
Tagged C. S. Lewis, easter, kingdom of God, life after death, New Age, post-Christian, resurrection, Sheldon Vanauken
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The King of the Castle?
I just finished a short series titled, “The King of the Castle.” The king is not husband/dad but Jesus the Lord. How do we seek (and experience) the kingdom of God in our homes? The first message in the series … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith, Marriage and Family, Peace with God
Tagged joy, Kevin Looper, kingdom of God, peace, righteousness, Romans 14:17-19, St. Augustine, stumbling blocks
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Just Give it a Rest, America
Americans are some of the most restless and least rested people in the world. They work more hours a week and more weeks a year than their European counterparts. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith, Lifestyle, Peace with God
Tagged "heart is restless until it rests in Thee", Augustine, James Jasper, Jesus, John Pattison, Matthew 11:28-29, Nielsen, Psalm 127:2, R. Paull Stevens, rest and leisure, screen time, sleep deprivation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Walter Bruggemann
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Heaven Does Not Have an EB-5 Visa Program
In recent weeks, many of us learned for the first time that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services offers an employment-based visa with permanent resident status to foreigners who are willing to invest large sums of money in commercial … Continue reading
Better Off Dead: Life Beyond the Grave
Death has always been hard to understand – just try explaining it to a child. How strange it is to be speaking to a person you know one minute and find them absent the next. Their body is still present … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Peace with God
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:12, Acts 20:24, Baldur, Claritin, death, Greek mythology, Hades, Hebrews 2:15, Norse mythology, Philippians 1:21, Philippians 1:23, plague, Psalm 23:4, Sheol
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The Banality of Evil and the Creativity of Good
One of the remarkable moments in the history of the twentieth century occurred near its close: the work of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. South Africa had been embroiled in decades of horrific racial violence. The Commission’s mandate … Continue reading
Acquire Inward Peace, Change the World
Before “Wayne’s World” was a movie with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, it was a Saturday Night Live comedy staple. The sketches were frequently based on some daydream fantasy of the stars – things that did not, and perhaps could … Continue reading
Living with Courage, Dying with Dignity
What does it take to die with dignity? If one looks at the website of the “Death with Dignity National Center” and “Death with Dignity Political Fund,” one will assume that a death with dignity involves certain standard components, among … Continue reading
