I think we like to avoid the topic of death and dying because we somehow imagine that we won’t experience it if we don’t talk about it. But, death is a universal experience that comes for us all in the end. God’s Word offers several passages on death and dying. Here are a few keyContinue reading “Saturday in the Word | On Death & Dying”
Finding God in the Desert: Lessons from U2’s The Joshua Tree
I recently found myself listening to The Joshua Tree, the 1987 album by the Irish rock band U2. Inspired by watching a documentary on the making of the record and contemplating the faith musings of Eugene Peterson, I found myself really drawn into the work first released nearly forty years ago during a time thatContinue reading “Finding God in the Desert: Lessons from U2’s The Joshua Tree”
Listening in the Quiet
Silence can feel uncomfortable. In a noisy world, quiet moments often seem awkward and rather unsettling. We typically rush to fill them with music, scrolling, or conversation. We feed our need for some sort of sound when what we need most isn’t more noise but the stillness to listen. When the prophet Elijah fled toContinue reading “Listening in the Quiet”
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