When i think about how my life has been affected by loss, tragedy, and difficult circumstances, it seems to be almost too easy to look at how prison has impacted my life, my faith in a negative way. Oddly, this is not the case. Prison has been a loss and tragedy by the people that have suffered because of ...READ MORE »
According to the church calendar, Easter is behind us and we progress toward the day of Pentecost. Easter has deep meaning for me. Jesus was not included in the season in my growing up years and the opportunity to focus on him during this time of year has made it a rich time for me. The ancient themes of ...READ MORE »
Struggle against my personal demons is exponentially more rigorous than against the maliciousness of others. God has reminded me of this recently as I have been reflecting on the past year. It has been a year of struggling with hopelessness. Jürgen Moltmann speaks of hopelessness as assuming two forms: “it can be presumption and it can be despair…Presumption is a ...READ MORE »
Spiritual values and religious beliefs play an important part in the daily lives of most Americans. The Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape study assert that more than 90 percent of Americans identify as religious. Among these believers, senior citizens comprise the largest cohort by age bracket. Roughly 70 percent of people over the age of 65 believe in God. Half ...READ MORE »
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