Known By What Is Absent
Suffering is not a sign of being punished by God. At the other end of the spectrum, keeping oneself free of all suffering is not a sign of pleasing God. The Galileans who suffered under the cruelty of Pilate, Jesus says, are no worse sinners than the rest of us. Suffering happens. Rain falls on […]
Callings – Recovery Café DC, New at Potter’s House, Dayspring Reopening, CoS Books Special + More
Callings – Winter 2021 The issue of Callings for this Winter starts off with an update about Recovery Café DC and their exciting new building in development in Ward 8. Marjory notes the new mailing address for CoS while the Festival Center is under renovation, and Nat Reid joyfully shares news from Dayspring about “Reopening Retreat.” Staff members of […]
Family Values
So, what does Jesus have to say on the topic of family values? Everyone recognizes this as a loaded question, a political question, the kind that gets asked to trip up a person and obscure real answers. They try to trap him by asking, “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?” His response […]
Honor God
Why don’t you follow the usual rituals?* Rituals and traditions are passed along to us, not always with clear understanding of their meanings and purposes, their place in our lives. Mindlessly we keep old ways alive because we feel to do otherwise would not honor tradition. What was good in the past surely is still […]
