Regarding the Distance Between Us
I had a recurring dream as a child, one that continued well into my adulthood, showing up every few years, as if to say, “I'm still here. I’ll be...Read More
Arts & Essays: Spirituality & Faith
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Written By: Barry CaseyJuly 30, 2019
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Written By: Barry CaseyJuly 23, 2019A Fractured Gift to God
Religion is the locus of some of the most heinous acts of human beings, but it also gives us humans at their most sublime.
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Written By: Barry CaseyJuly 16, 2019Aloneness and Chosenness
Jesus is nothing if not a realist. He’s not seduced by our flattery nor discouraged by our ignorance. Neither will he explain everything he says, and...
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Written By: Kristy L. HodsonJuly 12, 2019The Tale of Three Trees
God invites us to bring all of our failings, shortcomings, and sin to Him. Laying them, each day, at the foot of the cross and exchanging them for...
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Written By: Barry CaseyJuly 09, 2019Small Acts of Courage
Does doubt corrode trust? It might, in certain circumstances. It might also be a clearing out of the underbrush of weak notions in preparation for...
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Written By: Barry CaseyJuly 02, 2019Disappearing Act or Where We Go When We...
Two of them are on their way to Emmaus, a village seven miles from Jerusalem. It is the waning of the day, one filled with grief and strange...
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Written By: Greg ProutJune 28, 2019Doubting Thomas and I
Asking deep questions about a God who operates behind the scenes, talks and acts through others — never directly — never in the flesh like in the...
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Written By: Barry CaseyJune 25, 2019A Heart for Yearning
I struggle to describe God with any sense that I’m making sense, even to myself. I know that the letters G-O-D hold realms of meaning for many of us...
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Written By: Carmen LauJune 24, 2019Ubuntu: Beloved Community
I have observed that reputational dynamics are key in the decision about whether to trust the words or story of another. Is this person in my tribe?...
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Written By: Bob BlundellJune 21, 2019Return of the King
I had always had an image in my mind of a dark barren valley, painted in murky shades of sand and grey. It was surrounded by harsh mountains with...
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