“Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is primarily a spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.”
-Richard Foster ‘Celebration of Discipline’
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- From Moral Loneliness to Moral Companionship: Part 1
This is the third in a series of posts discussing my perspectives on the current relationship between the Christian faith and political involvement. Two posts ago I shared a how my views of the relationship between faith and politics have changed over the years, and then in my last post I argued that allegiance to… Continue reading From Moral Loneliness to Moral Companionship: Part 1 - The Invisible Kingdom of the Heart
I can remember as a child the uncertain feeling I had as I would come across phrases such as the ‘kingdom of God’ or the ‘kingdom of heaven’ as I would read the Gospels. What exactly did they mean? I confess that while I felt there was some spiritual truth encompassed in those phrases, I… Continue reading The Invisible Kingdom of the Heart - Seeing Politics Through the Lens of Faith
It was during my high school years that I first began to seriously think through both my faith and my political convictions. While I accepted a distinction between the two, it seemed clear that they were interconnected. Any discussion of law or policy has some sort of morality or virtue behind it: the morality behind… Continue reading Seeing Politics Through the Lens of Faith - It’s 2021…..so when is life going to be normal again?
During this past year of global pandemic, social unrest, and a divisive, fractious election, I suspect nearly everyone has at some point in time said to themselves “When will we go back to normal?” And certainly during the lockdown in April-May (at least that is when the lockdown occurred here in northern Indiana) when work,… Continue reading It’s 2021…..so when is life going to be normal again? - On Earth as it is in Heaven
Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:9-13 LEB One of… Continue reading On Earth as it is in Heaven - To Write or Not To Write….As I have been thinking over the last few months about starting a blog several questions keep coming to my mind: Why am I writing? Do I really have anything to say that hasn’t already been said by someone else? Do I have anything to say that is worth other people taking the time to read? As I… Continue reading To Write or Not To Write….
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Good post. I would add that one cannot have a kingdom without a king. We cannot consider the Kingdom of…
Thanks Roger. I agree with you that we need to reexamine many of our assumptions. I am having some of…
Thanks for sharing your story Lindi. I have also had, and continue to have, many tough conversations with friends on…
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Many of us come to blogging or journaling for the same reason- To figure things out. All the best.
I got to the end of your post! I went through a similar spiritual evolution, around the same age. Less…
Great post Kevin! Thank you for sharing your own intellectual journey in this area. I agree that this is one…
Thank for your kind comments Deborah. I am glad that this helped you as I hope that at least some…
Kevin, I really appreciate this post and your thoughts on “normal.” I’ve been thinking about some of these same things…
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That is an excellent point. I have a friend who is a pastor who has said that Americans want the…