St. Paul's message in his Letter to the Romans is essential reading for understanding what God was doing in Jesus and understanding what Christianity is all about.
A new puppy in our family has brought tremendous love, and utter upheaval! Changing gears and being alert to all that life has to offer is the essence of spiritual living. This has been a lesson worth learning, even as an "old-er dog!"
The result of complaining is pessimism and division; the result of Biblical lament is collective, constructive work for solutions to the problems in the world.
The Hebrew language is conveying a deep truth: the garment, the ability to betray one’s inner feelings and perspective, can and should lead a person to be wholesome and complete. That’s because garments have an influence on how we feel on the inside.
Rev’d Terry Elsberry shares the positive impact discovered from the longest-range study of human contentment ever conducted by Harvard psychiatrist, Dr. Robert Waldinger.