A Bubble of Protection
Top o’ the morning to ya! As you may have heard, today’s St. Paddy’s day, so I figured I’d share a prayer that I’ve used for years when...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Mar 21, 2020
- 6 min
Finding Peace In a Time of Dread
I don’t know if you’ve ever had a freight train barrelling down on you and all you can do is wait for it to hit before. You’re waiting...
- Dec 16, 2019
- 2 min
America’s Dark Night of the Soul
Everything is really dark right now. The forces of evil appear are fighting to maintain the upper hand and are clearly determined to drag...
- Dec 11, 2019
- 4 min
Hate In a Time of Trump
In the last few years I’ve had numerous people confess to me that they were really struggling with hate towards Trump, his supporters,...
- Dec 9, 2019
- 5 min
Rules of Discernment, Rule 3: Diversity
Have you ever really thought about how wildly different in appearance human beings are? With the exception of dogs, animals of the same...
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
Rules of Discernment, Rule 2: Boogeymen
As most of us are well aware, the church can be a treacherous place. Unfortunately, many Christians are ill-equipped to navigate it...
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
Rules of Discernment, Rule 1: Authority
One of my persistent frustrations with my fellow Christians is a general lack of discernment and good judgment. As the bible makes amply...
- Nov 11, 2015
- 4 min
A Word About the Pakistani Church and God’s Terrible Advice
I got serious about writing this blog about 4 years ago. And as shocking as it sounds, it was not the instant success one would imagine....
- Jul 27, 2015
- 2 min
Operation Saris for Grannies
For a while now, I have had the good fortune to message via facebook with a Christian minister working in a section of southern India...
- May 28, 2015
- 5 min
Explaining God to a Child
A lot of Christians have a strong desire to ensure that their children follow them in the faith. And to that end, a great deal of energy...
- May 4, 2015
- 4 min
Why You Should Always, Always, Always Listen to Your Heart
Prior to that, it was believed that the seat of thought, emotion and will was the heart. Which actually makes sense because if you’ve...
- Jan 27, 2015
- 2 min
God’s Ways Have a Power All Their Own
God’s ways do not rely on the goodness of men (or women) to work. They have a power all their own. Thus, all through the Old Testament,...
- Jan 18, 2015
- 3 min
The Mystery of Faith
“Go that way! Towards the sun.” I always wondered about faith. Evangelicals say that you have to choose to have it. Calvinists say that...
- Apr 3, 2014
- 1 min
Prayer of St. Francis
Just some old timey religion for your Thursday morning! #christianity #prayer #christianspirituality #spirituality #Stfrancis #religion
- Mar 27, 2014
- 4 min
The Hardest, Best Spiritual Practice I’ve Ever Tried
Learning how not to judge has been the most demanding, arduous and painful spiritual discipline I have ever undertaken. It’s also been...
- Nov 25, 2013
- 3 min
Take Courage
I think courage is a terribly underappreciated virtue. There’s a tendency to see courage as something a soldier or a superhero needs to...
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