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On Being a Spiritual Grandparent
Byempowerby Bruce Epperly One of the great joys for many parents is the day that they become grandparents. Grandparenting gives us a fresh start, and the opportunity to nurture new life, usually without the obligations of day to day care. My wife Kate and I looked forward to grandparenting, and we have been blessed…
An Inconvenient History Lesson
Byempowerby Herold Weiss Having discussed with some seriousness critical topics of interest to Christians who value what the Bible has to say about them, I think it is time for me to take an ironic pen in hand and draw a caricature of the history of the Gospel. Caricatures distinguish themselves by taking a feature…
Whole-Self Spirituality: Nine Lenses for Restoring Soul
Byempowerby Kent Ira Groff Bless the Lord, O my self,* and all that is within me, bless God’s holy name (Psalm103:1). *nefesh Hebrew soul What do folks mean when they talk about soul? It seems so nebulous. Spirituality often gets a bum rap for seeming disconnected from the stuff of life. “Soul”—nefesh in Hebrew)…
Why Same-sex Marriage Is Not Good for America
Byempowerby Elgin Hushbieck, Jr. [ene_ptp] A supporter of same sex marriage recently asked me, “Why should I care what two people do in the privacy of their bedroom?” It is a common question and even a valid one in some contexts, but it has nothing to do with same-sex marriage, except that it encapsulates a…
Esther, Synchronicity, and Process Theology
Byempowerby Bruce Epperly For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jewish people from another quarter, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this. (Esther 4:14) The biblical…
