Privacy is Primary Privacy is the core of a spiritual life. Contemporary religion makes our public-life the primary test of faith. It may actually be the very thing that’s keeping us from finding genuine faith. Privacy, simplicity, taking time to be alone with his first-love, his loving heavenly Father, is the way Jesus maintained such…
God may be crying out to you! What horrible pictures and sounds! Our news stays full of shocking videos and voices of the persecuted, mistreated, abused, and the victims of atrocious crimes. We feel deeply for the suffering families, friends, children, Christians in countries like Syria and the suffering ethnic groups. Jesus told his disciples…
Hope & Dying – New Research. I’ve talked about my friend Buck’s death and the report of a new research project on hope. I decided to repeat the post for those who missed it and rename it Buck Buckley, Remember. When you are your loved one is dying, where can you find hope? Is there any hope? Today in…
Hope & Dying – New Research. When you’re dying, where can you find hope? Is there any hope? Today in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, new scientific evidence revealed the importance of hope in the face of death. Hospice. Palliative Care. Dying. Hope. A major aim of the research project was to…
If you missed this inspirational minute, don’t miss it this time–read “Almost Martyred for Faith.”
Was She Afraid to Die? After almost being martyred in Sudan for refusing to renounce her faith in Jesus Christ , Meriam Ibrahim, 27, and her family are grateful to God. “Faith means life. If you don’t have faith, you are not alive,” said Meriam Ibrahim when asked if she was afraid of dying…
Is Suicide Ok? Do you believe 24-year-old Laura should be allowed to take her life by lethal injection even though she’s not terminally ill? Just because Laura says, “Life, that’s not for me,” is it right for her to end her life? Her doctors and government say, “Yes.” This is a highly debated and complicated…
Grass can’t thrive off a few drops of water. Nearly every morning we get up while it’s still dark and go for a sunrise-walk. A few days ago while we were getting ready for our walk, I heard a few drops of water. We hadn’t seen rain in a good while, so I rushed…
Why Would You Refuse Fame and Fortune? Dr. Bill Nichols A top news story of the month, June, 2015, from Forbes spotlighted renowned physician Paul Farmer for his selfless service to the poorest of the poor. As an outstanding specialist in infectious disease, he left the prestigious halls of Harvard Medical School to do…
“Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.” Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist Before it’s too late. How much time do you have before it’s too late with your relationship, your job, your health, or some other area of your life? Is now a good time to stop and take…