Energion Editor, Chris Eyre shares about depression
Energion Publications’ editor, Chris Eyre, gives us useful thoughts on depression, even if we are going through it right now, in his recent post, “The other side of despair.”
Response to “Prayer is Not Enough” Part 2
In the first part of my response to Steve Kindle’s article on the recent school shooting in Florida, I talked about some of the factors that make this issue so divisive and difficult even to the point that there is … Continued
Response to “Prayer is Not Enough”
Steve Kindle’s article on the recent school shooting in Florida raised some interesting questions and in the process demonstrated some problems that makes this issue so divisive. One of the issues that divides people is the very nature of the … Continued
People Are the Wreath of Victory
(From Dave Black Online, Sunday, February 25, 2018) 3:36 PM Hey, here’s something to think about from 1 Thess. 2:17-20 (our passage for this week in Greek 4). The word usually translated as “crown” is a metaphor drawn from the Greek … Continued
Prayer is Not Enough
After the school shootings in Parkland, Florida, the political class issued its now familiar response, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.” Interestingly, the very people it was supposed to mollify were outraged, prompting the response … Continued
Relationships of Grace: Responding to Shauna Hyde’s “Fifty Shades of Grace”
Learn More “This book [Fifty Shades of Grace] has been written to honor all people, male and female, who have been mistreated, overlooked, and unloved,” so writes Shauna Hyde as she seeks to provide a holistic approach to the healing … Continued
Making Process Theology Make Sense
George Bernard Shaw once noted that the professions are conspiracies against the laity. We see this dynamic often when we visit our physician or attempt to have a conversation with an attorney. Many of us are baffled by the vocabularies … Continued
Introducing Reiki Healing Touch as Prayer with Your Hands
Spirituality takes many forms – silence, breath prayer, visualization, and healing touch. Authentic spirituality embraces the body as well as spirit and mind. When you experience healing touch, your spirit is also transformed. Our cells and souls experience healing when … Continued
Inclusion and Boundaries, Law and Grace: Where Hospitality Meets Identity
“Boundaries help define what a household, family, church, or community holds precious. However, the modern world is deeply ambivalent about boundaries and community. Although we yearn for home and a place to belong, often we find ourselves more comfortable with … Continued
Myths, metaphors, mysteries and making it up: theology meets fiction
There is a saying which I’ve seen variously attributed to African, Amerind and Asian wise men, which goes “I don’t know if it happened this way, but I know this story is true”. A little while ago, I blogged on … Continued