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On broken hearts and crazy love

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Susan Rogers — No Comments ↓

There are never any words sufficient to address the senseless acts of violence that are happening too frequently in our world. Our instinct as human beings is to somehow try and make sense of it all, to find an explanation,…

Tagged with: Boston Bombings, Boston Marathon, love, Tragedy
Posted in Death, Faithful Living, Grief

Choosing to love

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Barrett Owen — No Comments ↓

Love is much more of a daily decision than a feeling. I’m not sure I would have said this sentence five years ago. Then, I was still looking to gratify my own sensual and sexual needs. I was coupling these…

Tagged with: love, Marriage
Posted in Faithful Living, Marriage

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Posted on October 31, 2012 by Nell Green — 4 Comments ↓

In general I don’t like emails that have been forwarded a dozen times. However, I do usually have a look at what I have been sent unless I have reason to suspicion a virus or such. Why take the time?…

Tagged with: dialogue, interfaith, internationals, Islam, love, missional, Relationships, social media
Posted in Missions

Questions about Christian beliefs

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Fisher Humphreys — No Comments ↓

Not too long ago some friends at my church, Baptist Church of the Covenant in Birmingham, asked me if I would talk to them about five questions. I’ll respond to the first two questions in today’s post and with the…

Tagged with: doctrine, Hans Küng, Interfaith dialogue, love
Posted in Ecumenical Leaders, Faithful Living, Theology

“. . . as you love yourself.”

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Barrett Owen — No Comments ↓

If Jesus were pastoring in a mainline, Protestant church today, and were asked the same question scribes and scholars ask in Mark 12.28-31 (What is the greatest commandment?), I think he’d omit the “. . . as you love yourself”…

Rachel’s coat

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Jayne Davis — 1 Comment ↓

When I lived in NYC I worked at an Episcopal church overseeing their programs for the homeless – an overnight shelter, a lunch program, a food pantry. One day, Tom, the rector, came to talk to me. I could see a…

Tagged with: Communion, Funeral, love, Remember, Spiritual Practice
Posted in Faithful Living, Spiritual Formation

Find meaning

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Mike Smith — 2 Comments ↓

Not all stories have happy endings, but by the grace of God all stories may acquire meaning. Face it. Told one way, our lives become tales of loss. Lost youth, loves, jobs, opportunities, integrity, health, family, friends, energy, vision, hope—there…

Tagged with: Bible, love, Women
Posted in Faithful Living, Health & Wholeness, Spiritual Formation

Bringing the love back

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Elizabeth Evans Hagan — No Comments ↓

“I love you.” It takes a relationship to a deeper level like no other three words can. Where were we when we first said the “L word?” Often couples remember this moment in their dating time together more than any…

Tagged with: love, ministry, Relationships
Posted in Faithful Living, Ministry