Our Tuesday night hangout was actually recorded around 1 pm central time yesterday. I had a great conversation about prayer, especially prayer in a time of crisis and prayer for our nation with Dr. David Moffett-Moore. What good does prayer do? How does prayer relate to action? You may be surprised at some or Dave’s answers to my questions.
by David Moffett-Moore Charlie Brown’s Snoopy likes to dance, chanting, “To dance is to live, to live is to dance!” and he makes a convincing case. He dances with vigor and abandonment. Snoopy throws his whole being into the dance; in return, the dance expresses all that Snoopy is and hopes for. I like…
After the school shootings in Parkland, Florida, the political class issued its now familiar response, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.” Interestingly, the very people it was supposed to mollify were outraged, prompting the response of voice and sign, “Prayer is not enough.” And it surely is not enough.The well-known…
by William Powell Tuck, retired parish pastor, professor, and author of Lord, I Keep Getting a Busy Signal: Reaching for a Better Spiritual Connection, The Church Under the Cross, A Positive Word for Christian Lamenting: Funeral Homilies, and more! Too many times in life we are angry for wrong or minor reasons. But sometimes there are times that…
by Dr. Edward W.H. Vick, retired professor, philosopher, and author of Philosophy for Believers, From Inspiration to Understanding: Reading the Bible Seriously and Faithfully, History and Christian Faith, and more! How utterly disheartening it is when you are in the thick of serious questions and doubts to be told that you should not be…
Tonight at 7p.m. CDT, Henry Neufeld will host a discussion on clergy support, with Academy of Parish Clergy President, Matt Braddock and Sharing the Practice editor, Dr. Bob Cornwall. Google Link to the discussion. YouTube Link to the discussion. This will be a 30-minute discussion about how clergy can support each other and reach out across denominational and interfaith…
