Devotional – CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER

Devotional – CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER

 CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER  The road up to Kentucky’s Abbey of Gethsemani isn’t paved. It’s rocky and a bit overgrown at times, but at its end is a beautiful wood and stone sanctuary that looks as if it should be nestled somewhere up in the Swiss Alps....
Devotional – CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER

Devotional – HEAVEN IN US

 HEAVEN IN US “I’m not afraid to die,” I confessed to my friend the other day. “I’m afraid of missing out. I don’t want to miss my kids’ lives. I want to be at everything. I want to see them grow up and get married. I want to be part of it all. I want to be...
Devotional – CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER

Devotional – PLAN A

 PLAN A I was headed up I-75 the other day and caught sight of a billboard. “Where are you going?” it  asked in these big bold letters. “Heaven or Hell?” I thought, “Umm…Dayton?” You’ve all seen those signs, right? They’re brilliant. There you are in a car...
Devotional – WHAT DIES?

Devotional – WHAT DIES?

WHAT DIES? Welcome to Week 12 of our devotional series on those common Christian beliefs that have been overlooked or misunderstood. This week we talk about death — or “Death,” as scripture often thinks of it. To do so, I’d like us to diverge from our normal format...