What about the unreached?
“A god who condemns an Amazonian tribesman who never even had a chance to hear of him to an eternity of suffering is not worthy of being worshipped.” The heart of the “evangel”… Continue reading
Category Archive: FAITH
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Dispel the fog on abortion
A family member’s recent Facebook post perpetrating the lie that only one person’s body is of concern in an abortion reminded me that facts are inconvenient things when ideology trumps truth. But like… Continue reading
The final fork
I just can’t get into a storyline peppered with names like Smeagol, Boromir, and Isildur. Huh? Especially when they inhabit bizarre worlds constantly in danger from creepy or menacing orcs, balrogs, and the… Continue reading
Throwing a fleece
I’ve been taking this month to recall my spiritual journey, which I began roughly 30 years ago. Looking back, one of the definitive markers on my quest was a unique experience that I… Continue reading
Faith that wounds
I’m waxing personal and reflective this month. A few more installments in the series…this is number 11. When you have a strong faith, and you also have children, your greatest desire for them… Continue reading
Entering the crucible
Part 10…30 years…explanation…read it here We used to have a nice, little Christian bookstore near our home and I would periodically drop in for resources or gifts. On one occasion as I was… Continue reading
Faith that threatens
This is Part 9…blah, blah, blah…intro is here. When my husband and I married I was a Christian in name only and he not even. He had had some minimal involvement in church… Continue reading
Homework, housework, and hermeneutics
This is Part 8 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. I really didn’t want to go…I remember that distinctly. Bible study? I’m not ready… Continue reading
A heavenly transaction
This is Part 7 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. So there I was, a new creation. Ta da! You know that dance scene… Continue reading
God speaks
This is Part 6 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. God is in the business of saving souls. He doesn’t want any to perish,… Continue reading
A tragedy transformed
This is Part 5 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. “You stay there, Danny. I’m just going to straighten it out.” I live in… Continue reading
The object of my quest
This is Part 4 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. September 7, 1985 – “Been thinking a lot lately about a… Continue reading
Functional agnosticism
This is Part 3 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. For most of the first half of my life my spirituality… Continue reading
Discerning the depths
This is Part 2 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. I wonder sometimes how my life and the lives of my… Continue reading
A cradle Catholic
This is Part 1 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. My daughter is a vegan and one of my daughters-in-law has… Continue reading