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THEOLOGY Holiness and Tragic Necessity November 06, 2017 0 Comment In a recent post for The Foundry Community, Eric Paul offered a thoughtful reflection on whether nonviolence should be considered …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Long-Expected Jesus: From the Editor’s Desk November 02, 2017 0 Comment This Advent season, The Foundry Community will be going through Long-Expected Jesus: An Advent Devotional together. Find out more information …
PASTORAL MINISTRY How I Use Commentaries for My Sermon Preparation October 26, 2017 0 Comment I work with two talented pastors who often come to me with their exegesis when they are preparing to preach. …
FAMILY Why I Spend Time with My Children Every Night Before Bed October 25, 2017 0 Comment “Man, I’m proud of you!” I whispered. “Sometimes you blow my mind.” “Why?” “Because there are times you are just …
FAMILY We Are Not the Only Ones Who Wait October 23, 2017 0 Comment A few years ago, my mother sent my boys an Advent calendar. It depicted a brightly colored winter tableau with …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY How to Explain Ash Wednesday to Children January 09, 2024 0 Comment “Mom, what’s Ash Wednesday?” “Well, sweetie, it’s the first day of Lent, when we get ashes put on our forehead.” …
FAMILY When Your Child Feels Pain March 11, 2019 0 Comment Snow days are wonderful things. There is an inherent coziness and joy that cloak our house on such momentous occasions. …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Lent: When the Creek Runs Dry April 04, 2019 0 Comment “The thing you most need to know about yourself can be found in the place you least want to look.” …
THEOLOGY Seeking Truth, Seeking Jesus April 11, 2019 0 Comment “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Tikkun Olam in Action April 08, 2019 0 Comment “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” —Amos 5:24, NRSV “I, the Lord, command …
