Blog, HOPE: A PESSIMIST'S GUIDE, Week 3
In my post a couple of weeks ago I wrote about a kind of “functional atheism” (even in the church), that thinks the future depends entirely on us. Pastor Eric Elnes made this comment: “The term “functional atheism” resonates. Nothing...
Blog, HOPE: A PESSIMIST'S GUIDE, Week 3
This week we focus on the body and how hope factors. Use of the body in spiritual context is not a new concept. Yogis have been integrating meditation and physical movement for centuries. The Chinese use Chi meditation as a way of integrating mind, body and spirit....
Blog, HOPE: A PESSIMIST'S GUIDE, Week 3
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made!” “I am fearfully and wonderfully made!” “I am fearfully and wonderfully made!” 2 months ago I sat with a group of 40 South African teenage girls and we chanted this verse from Psalm 139: 14 over...