“We – even we here – hold the power and bear the responsibility.”
~ Abraham Lincoln
Every Christian who invests in the stock market using mutual funds has to take the good with the bad. In any given mutual fund there is a long list of companies, some of which support or fund causes that may [...]
Tag Archive > sin
are we mutually funding genocide?
link to story about Liviu Librescu
This link tells the story of Liviu Librescu, who I mentioned in the Virginia Tech post yesterday. It tells about the Holocaust survivor’s life and also gives some description of how he barricaded the doorway of his Virginia Tech classroom protecting many of his students from the killer.
virginia tech
It doesn’t take much looking to find evidence that evil and suffering are a reality. The tragedy at Virgina Tech this week was no exception. Especially significant was the death of Professor Liviu Librescu, a survivor of the Holocaust. April 16, the day of the shooting, was also Holocaust Remembrance Day, or [...]
weakly prayer – for God’s interference
Faithful God,
When we have trusted you and staked our claim with your power, your interference has been obvious.
You interfere with our worry.
You interfere with our failings.
You interfere with our opinions.
You interfere with our relationships.
You interfere with our self-absorbed way of living.
Sometimes you don’t interfere with our pain the way we would like you to, but [...]
communion table
Tonight, my dinner conversation with Krista centered around the transformation that God is so patiently performing in each of our lives. I have been reminded a lot lately of the vacuum in my heart in the places where mercy, trust, and humility should be.
I shared an incident from the day before when someone turned [...]
porch, then altar
It was the dark night of the soul. In search of light, I set out; first for the porch, then for the altar.
Increase of mind didn’t bring strength of heart. This was the first lesson. I read more, but still longed.
Increase in love lifted me, but at times my love was misdirected. [...]
Jason Barmer
