The other day I got up and went through my usual morning routine.  When I got dressed, I put on my faith and it didn’t quite fit.  I looked in the mirror and tried to readjust.  I checked to make sure that I hadn’t inadvertently put it on backwards in my semi-sleepy stupor.  No.  I [...]

I am thankful for passages–like the one below–that are scattered throughout scripture. They bring me immense comfort in the times when I seek God and cannot find him, when I call out to him and hear no answer. And they affirm that this too is part of the bargain when we take up [...]

“Those who believe they believe in God but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and even at times without despair, believe only in the idea of God, and not in God himself.” [...]

Well, it is less than a month until the next round of presidential elections and I find that I have so far successfully put off learning anything about our candidates.  I’m not proud of this reality of mine, nor am I exactly enthusiastic to right the situation.
I’m not entirely sure what accounts for my serious [...]