At the Intersection of Theology, Nature, and the Arts
From 50 years ago comes a story about the power of light. Darrel Dore was working on an oil rig one day in the Gulf of Mexico when suddenly it began to wobble. Before too long it tipped to one side and crashed into the water. Darrel found himself trapped inside a room on the …
Isaiah 9:1a, 2, 6 and 7; Luke 2:11; Romans 15:4 Hope. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines hope as the wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment or the theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with the help of God. Emily …
Mark 1:1-8 His name was John. People knew him locally as the Baptist. Some would say of him that he was a religious eccentric. Others, less kind, would dismiss him as a flake. He wasn’t a "how to win friends and influence people" kinda guy. He seems something of an odd choice of one to …
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I just placed a Christmas flag at the end of our drive that reads: "Joy to the World, the Lord has come." And, at the center of the front lawn, I set letters that spell out the word "JOY." In the "O" of JOY is a rendering of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and alongside the …
From today's Streams in the Desert: "Dr. Joseph Parker once said: 'If we do not get back to visions, peeps into heaven, consciousness of the higher glory and the larger life, we shall lose our religion; our altar will become a bare stone, unblessed by visitant from Heaven.' Here is the world's need today—men [and …
I came to faith in Jesus Christ on Pentecost Sunday in 1982 at a Billy Graham Crusade held at Boston University's Nickerson Field. The Reverend Graham’s signature is on my Master of Divinity diploma from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; he was one of that institution’s founders and was chairman of the seminary’s board during my years …
Image 4: Front row: Sundance Kid, Ben Kirkpatrick, Butch Cassidy Back row: Will Carver, Kid Curry Image 5: Through the door, seen in this photo, walked Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and other outlaws of the famous Hole in the Wall Gang. The cabin was built on Buffalo Creek in the Hole in the Wall …
I have adapted the following from the Book of Common Prayer and personalized the words by changing the plurals to singulars that I might offer this confession as an individual. Perhaps you'll feel led to join me in lifting this. Almighty and most merciful Father, I have erred, and strayed from Your ways like a …
Delighted to have come upon these images today from a calendar I was given some years ago by a dear friend who is a member of the Havasupai tribe in Grand Canyon. The Havasupai are the only Native American tribe that lives below the rim. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by …
DFG Hailson 