Category Archives: Spiritual life

Discontent is a two-edged sword

Posted on July 18, 2015 by salooper57

Each year the Gallup organization polls people from 120 countries around the world to find out if they are satisfied with the freedom they have to choose what to do with their lives. In 2006, the U.S. ranked as one … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Faith, In the News, Lifestyle, Spiritual life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A brief defense of long marriages

Posted on July 11, 2015 by salooper57

I stood next to my wife and below us, on the counter, was a card-sized envelope with my first name written in her hand. Its purpose totally escaped me. “What’s this for?” I asked. She answered by saying, “Happy anniversary!” … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Lifestyle, Marriage and Family, Spiritual life | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Christianity’s Answer to America’s Identity Crisis

Posted on June 27, 2015 by salooper57

America is going through an identity crisis. The “live for today” approach to life – or, more precisely, the “live for how I feel today” approach to life – has disconnected us from our past and from our roots. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Faith, In the News, Lifestyle, Spiritual life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Things I’m glad my dad didn’t teach me

Posted on June 20, 2015 by salooper57

After reading an article by Peter Scholl, a forty-something married man with kids, living in Australia, I find myself grateful for the things my dad didn’t teach me. Scholl reflects on what contemporary culture teaches boys and men about their … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyle, Marriage and Family, Spiritual life | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hit by a pornographic tsunami

Posted on June 13, 2015 by salooper57

Recent survey data reveals that 68 percent of men who describe themselves as Christians – so approximately seven out of every ten Christian men in America – look at pornography. That is true even though 65 percent of all American … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News, Lifestyle, Marriage and Family, Spiritual life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

From what area code does this call originate?

Posted on May 30, 2015 by salooper57

Kym Ackerman left her dental appointment in Flagstaff, Arizona with a numinous feeling of wonder. On an X-ray of her left-side molars, she had just seen the image of Jesus. According to The Huffington Post, Ackerman explained that her mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Faith, In the News, Lifestyle, Spiritual life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Escape from the “Big Me” culture

Posted on May 16, 2015 by salooper57

New York Times columnist David Brooks recently released a new book titled The Road to Character (Random House). In an interview for Christianity Today with Jeff Haanen of the Denver Institute for Faith & Work, Brooks talked about what he … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Faith, In the News, Lifestyle, Spiritual life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Don’t carry invasive beliefs into church

Posted on April 25, 2015 by salooper57

There are boot brushes at the trailheads to several of our favorite places to hike, with signs instructing hikers to clean their boots. Most people want to clean their boots after hiking, not before. But these trailheads lead into nature … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Faith, Spiritual life, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A difficult truth to face

Posted on April 11, 2015 by salooper57

Many years ago, an acquaintance approached me and said, “Hey, I hear you’re having a baby!” And I said something like, “That’s good to know. I hadn’t heard that.” Now having children is really good news. I have three and … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Faith, In the News, Lifestyle, Spiritual life, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fascinating: the role of emotions in human life

Posted on March 14, 2015 by salooper57

Would Captain Kirk skip out on Mr. Spock’s funeral? Not on your life. So when William Shatner, who played Kirk in the Star Trek franchise’s television show and movies, missed Spock actor Leonard Nimoy’s funeral, people were outraged. No, Kirk … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Lifestyle, Spiritual life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment