by Corey Parish…
by Ted Lewis
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Can a technocracy really happen? Can technicians and scientists truly rule society? Lewis actually had a deep concern about this prospect. Most readers of Lewis are aware of his theological writings and his fiction. But he also wrote over thirty books and articles that specifically addressed his concern for the way applied science, undergirded by a mechanistic worldview, would pose a serious threat to the modern world. Chief among his worries were innovations in genetic engineering…
by Joy Steem
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When I die, I think I would like a wooden rocker engraved upon my headstone. There is something comforting about a rocker; and the powerful symbolism is one of gentle invitation. For me, that’s the message of the Gospel: a gentle call to unburden ourselves and find strength in true rest. But it’s not a solitary or lonely silence; rather, it is rest in good company, where we come to recognize ourselves in both our collective and individual stories.…
by Talita Jolene
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The natural flow from music to ear to heart to embodied response is so innocently exhibited in childhood humanity. When what we hear connects with us deeply, in the heart, there is an inner spiritual resonance that, if allowed, will find outward embodied expression, reciprocating and amplifying the original signal.…
by Alex Strohschein
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Across the West, Christianity is in decline. Some welcome this change – a smaller Church means a purer Church (this might be most indicative of H. Richard Niebuhr's "Christ against culture" paradigm). Even Pope Benedict XVI, writing in 1969, prophesied that "From the crisis of today the Church of tomorrow will emerge—a Church that has lost much.…
by Matthew Steem
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“There is a noise that is different to grief. Sadness wails and cries and lets loose a sound to the heavens like a baby calling for its mother. That kind of noisy grief is hopeful. It believes that things can be put right, or that help can come. There is a different kind of sound to that. Babies left alone too long do not even cry. They become very still and quiet. They know no one is coming.”…
by Rev. Yohanna Katanacho
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My Palestinian family gathered around our Christmas tree where we live in Nazareth. The biblical figures were made from olive wood from Bethlehem, the ornaments on the tree were from China, and the lights were made in Israel. The kids were looking at the gifts in front of the tree and I…
by Ron Dart
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The year 2020 signals both the sixtieth year since Boris Pasternak died and the one hundred thirtieth year since he was born (1890-1960). There is much to the literary and political life in the midst of Stalinist Russia that Pasternak endured and wrote about, but this two-part article will focus on Pasternak himself, his epic novel, Doctor Zhivago, and Thomas Merton.…
by Ted Lewis
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There is certainly no shortage of fear these days. We hear of it on all sides and sometimes feel it within our own hearts. We encounter people who fear the possible loss of personal freedoms, and we encounter people who fear the possibility of catching the Covid19 virus or spreading it to others. Fear is basically a function of what’s possible in the near future. But, interestingly enough, faith is also a function of what is possible.…
by Sharon Fish Mooney
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...It reminds me of the annual pageant at a care center for developmentally disabled children. Jim, the local chaplain, would go all out to make it a special time of celebration and group involvement each December. He was known to drive three sheep in the back of his van from the local petting zoo to the pageant. Jim named the sheep, who had personalities of their own, Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy.…
