We Need a Little Mystery
Sometimes I am frustrated by all of the things I don’t understand. Why is there evil, pain and suffering in the world? How does God answer prayer and which ones will He answer with a “yes?” Why does God not make Himself more plain? These are some of my greatest mysteries. Dreamers and poets have…
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As I work on a graduate course at Regent College I have been reading the works of Teresa of Avila. She was a remarkable person and one who always analyzed her experiences to see if they could be from God or from her own mind. This quote is from her and speaks to using all…
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Sometimes we have a friend with whom we are comfortable. We can call them up and talk about nothing. We can sit with them and not have any words at all. I want to be the kind of friend that others would call at the end of the day just to talk about nothing. I…
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Augustine (354 – 430 AD) had this to say regarding truth and our understanding of the Bible. If it happens that the authority of Sacred Scripture is set in opposition to clear and certain reasoning, this must mean that the person who interprets Scripture does not understand it correctly. It is not the meaning of…
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As someone who holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and a Bachelor of Religious Education as well as several years of seminary training, I appreciate people who recognize the importance of both fields of study. I like this quote from Karol Jozef Wojtyla (also known as Pope John Paul II). It is a…
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