The Spirit Catches Us and We Rise
When our spirit responds to the Spirit, when we open up to all that God promises, we feel ourselves to be children of God. If, after that, we feel...Read More
Arts & Essays: Spirituality & Faith
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Written By: Dennis HollingseadFebruary 26, 2021Psalm 88 (NKJV)
We should never stop believing in God’s mercy and forgiveness. Never stop reading when you are depressed. Read on!
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Written By: Roland J. HillFebruary 25, 2021Black Grace — Part 2
But for Black people, what does the Incarnation of God look like as it confronts systems and ideologies designed not just to subjugate, but to...
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Written By: Gary HuffakerFebruary 17, 2021Dr. Hilgert’s Chess Table
This chess table, or the memory of it, became associated with other memories, dreams, fantasies, and concepts as time has passed. These accretions...
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Written By: Eden EisnerFebruary 12, 2021Our Lady at the Well
In most sermons I have listened to, the woman at the well is usually introduced as a loser — five and a half husbands, no lady friends (women usually...
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Written By: Roland J. HillFebruary 09, 2021Black Grace — Part 1
Grace in black is not a theory, but a lived experience. For many Christians, grace is simply a covering and a badge, but for oppressed people, grace...
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Written By: Barry CaseyFebruary 02, 2021Three Prose Poems in Winter
How do you stop people like that? What do you count as success? And when do you decide that enough is enough? The jail break should have been a tip-...
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January 20, 2021“I Was Hungry…”
After we arrived in Naikara, I quickly noticed the long line of people waiting to see the doctor or the dentist. Oh no, I thought, we won’t have...
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Written By: Barry CaseyJanuary 19, 2021For Love’s Sake Set Us Free
The storming of the Capitol before the eyes of the world calls for lamentation. The lies that have been perpetuated about a stolen election call for...
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Written By: Barry CaseyJanuary 05, 2021Memory and Fear and Great Joy
There is much about the year 2020 that I would like to forget, but the things I would like to forget have been the fears of many this past year. They...
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