What about suffering?

God-and-suffering. That little “and” is the warning wind of a coming storm.
It wasn’t my suffering that caused the problem. A friend’s death came so suddenly that it took a community’s collective breath away. His wife was nine months pregnant as she sat between their two sons for the funeral.  It was beyond pain, beyond belief.
Then it happened: A long, gentle [...]

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Just another Wrigley?

It is hard to grow up north of Chicago and avoid the Cubs. Believe me, we tried. All Cubs fans have held true against their better judgment, and were we pressed to explain Why I believe in the Cubs, well, we could hardly progress beyond the sentimental. I dare you to go to Wrigley Field and hate the Cubs. Can’t [...]

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Sweet or unsweet?

It has not been easy living in the mid-South without tea convictions. One’s answer to the “sweet or unsweet” question from the waitress says more than you think. Or so I have learned.
I have mistakenly answered the above question with, “It doesn’t matter,” a time or two. Each time I do, I announce with trumpets that I grew up [...]

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That nagging doubt

There is an abundance of logical reasons to avoid a faith that changes.
Change comes to mind. There certainly are times when you are really, really ready for change, but, as we all find out, faith according to Jesus delivers far more than you ordered. Maybe that is always in the back of your mind as you consider [...]

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An Introduction

This is a page about Faith and faith. It is a page about Faith as practiced by Christians and faith as practiced by this Christian.
It is a faith that caught me by surprise, to be honest. I did not anticipate a “rev” prefix in my life. Nor did anyone else.  That is not to say I [...]

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