Blog, Praying for Revolution, Week 5: Deliver Us From Evil
Does God tempt us? That’s a question Christians have wrestled with for 2,000 years, and Jews for even longer. Do you really think I’m going to settle it in this blog post? Some dismiss the question out-of-hand, as if even asking if God ever tempts us...
Blog, Praying for Revolution, Week 3: Give Us This Day
Much of what passes for the pursuit of happiness and contentment in our lives these days is really about just one thing – an unquenchable desire for control. Passive emotions such as depression, anxiety and discontentment may be related to feelings of having no...
Blog, Praying for Revolution, Week 2: Thy Kingdom Come
Relationships can be tough. This week I have been blogging on marriage and partnership, and sharing some insights I’ve gained over the 25 years I’ve spent with my husband. It hasn’t always been easy for us. We separated for a year, and for six months...
Blog, Praying for Revolution, Week 1: Our Father in Heaven
Lawyers love the law. To lawyers, all things are legal. The law makes all things black or white, wrong or right. It makes we into us and them, and creates others of brothers. Lawyers love God, because they believe He hates all the same people they do. When they pray,...
Blog, Blog ILW, Blog ILW 2, If Love Wins, Week 2
As I was reading the chapters of Love Wins for this week’s post, I couldn’t help but think of them in light of the declaration of the impending judgement day which Harold Camping and his followers believed was to be yesterday. I admit, I got caught up in...
