CUT FLOWER GENERATION
Elton Trueblood (1900-1994), a Quaker theologian, wrote in his 1969 book: “A Place to Stand,” “A quarter of a century ago a few of us […]
Journals
NO HILL FOR A CLIMBER
When I was a young man I planted a church and went through all the mistakes and successes of so doing. Part of the issue […]
THE DOG AND THE WOLF
A gaunt Wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a Housedog who was passing by. “Ah, Cousin,” said the Dog. “I […]
THE NEEDED MESSAGE
Of the many messages going around out there, I notice ever more clearly the need for this one: “And Jesus went throughout all the cities […]
BEING KIND
It is kind of not so difficultTo be kindTo those who are kind to us It is kind of difficultTo be kindTo those who are […]
THE WHOLE SOUL
Dallas Willard (1937-2013) professor and author wrote:“We see that the soul is the deepest and the most vital part of the person as a whole. […]
STARTING OVER
Every year about this time many folks decide to start over with habits and behaviors that are better than last year’s. This usually involves eating […]
NOTHING FOR THE JOURNEY
The instruction to the Twelve before departing on their mission was ‘to take nothing for the journey, neither bread bag or money nor begging sack; […]
LIVING THE NEW LIFE
“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of […]
INNER LIFE OF THE SPIRIT
The way of unity and ‘peace on earth’ is extricable and tied and linked to seeing the inner, or the second level of life. In […]