Faith – that quest for significance and security, both in the here and now and the hereafter, in transcendence – is intrinsic to being human. Even the most avowed atheists will acknowledge that deep within their sense of being, there is a hunger and thirst for relationship with something beyond them. The most obvious is… Read more »
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“Playing in the Pain: Colombia” by Mylinda Baits
“ ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then… Read more »
“A Simple Act of Kindness” by Ray Schellinger
In February 2020 Ray Schellinger undertook a journey walking with Venezuelan refugees in Colombia. He walked from Palmira to Mondomo, a journey of 100 kilometers, a small section of the 2,000 km trek many refugees take from Colombia and into Peru. We are posting some of Ray’s FB posts from along the way. On the… Read more »
“Lack of Hospitality Hotel” by Ray Schellinger
In February 2020 Ray Schellinger undertook a journey walking with Venezuelan refugees in Colombia. He walked from Palmira to Mondomo, a journey of 100 kilometers, a small section of the 2,000 km trek many refugees take from Colombia and into Peru. We are posting some of Ray’s FB posts from along the way. This post… Read more »
“The Gospel of John” by Philip Kakungulu
The gospel of John is in many ways the most profound Bible book. This is the book from which we quote on funerals, it also contains the Bible’s most known verse, John 3:16, and the Bible’s shortest verse, John 11:35; “Jesus wept.” Many liturgical traditions are associated with this book and pronounced as blessings at… Read more »