Tag: faith

The end of the story is that I escaped my mental jail cell without losing my faith. But it wasn’t immediate or simple. It was a complicated process that involved trauma, unconventional theology classes, and listening to the unexpected, still, small voice of the Holy Spirit.

By reciting the words, “Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner,” I am taken deeper in my connection with the Master of the Universe; I enter into the place of God through Christ Jesus, and find the God of love.

Would MLK Jr. have joined in the shouts of "save our health care" at Monday's rally? Would Jesus? Are those the right questions to ask?

But we rarely think about them, much less ask God to make us aware.

I feel a bit like Moses today. I returned yesterday from my second Gay Christian Network Conference.

One aspect of Scouting was always planning what to do in case of an emergency.  The BSA motto, Be Prepared, is the epitome of this philosophy.

After a summer among the poor my comfort zone is gone.