How does the thief on the cross fit into your theology? No baptism, no communion, no confirmation, no speaking in tongues, no mission trip, no volunteerism, and no church clothes. He couldn't even bend his knees to pray. He didn't say the sinner's prayer and among...
In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive our community of our healing gift. If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light for others.
"Am I broken?" asked Rabbit? "No," said Bear, "you're healing. Healing can be messy and it takes time. Sometimes it might feel like you're broken but that's just a rough edge being soothed as it grows and fits into a new place. Soon...you'll be stronger than you were...
If you don't heal from what hurts you you will bleed on those who didn't cut you.
When God looks at our world, God weeps because the lust for power has entrapped and corrupted the human spirit. Instead of gratitude there is resentment; instead of praise there is criticism; instead of forgiveness there is revenge; instead of healing there is...
In the Christian tradition Pentecost is not a polite occasion. It was full of fire, wind, confusion, and a diversity of linguistic utterance. It was a divine mess. And all of this led to healing and transformation. We need more mess like this.
You may have been reminded of another popular book while reflecting on the vision of God's open-ended, creative, and lively adventure and on your own role as a partner with God in healing the world. Many persons have found a greater sense of meaning through reading...
Take a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and the ones that have been told to you.
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature –– the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.
Sometimes our healing happens when we change the way we relate to the things that will not change.