August 2008 Christian Living Updates

August 8, 2008

Depression - Part 1 of 2
Carol was a church worker. She had a wonderful life...or so people thought. She appeared happy, successful, and had healthy, fulfilling relationships with others.
Love - a complex thing
The overall gist of Paul's famous list of attributes is clear, love is a pretty complex subject.
The gospel according to Job (excerpts) - Zen and Zion
The most remarkable feature of the Lord's speeches to Job in Chapters 38-41 is how free they are of theology.
Addiction and recovery
It was a dark and dreary December night, as I pulled into the driveway on my side of the duplex I lived in.

August 14, 2008

Christians and Depression - Part 2 of 2
We don't want to become like so much of our self-absorbed society.
Thoughts about passing
Imagine the precious hour of your own death. What relationship do you think you will want to have with God at this moment?
Colour and aroma
I leaned over my friend's shoulder as he crouched on the riverbank. Clear water swirled over the dirt and gravel and spilled over the edge of the large pan in his hands.
The day God laughed
"See what you have to look forward to now?" the whisper in my ear came from a friend in the pew behind us and it made my smile widen.

August 21, 2008

All about winning?
We don't want to become like so much of our self-absorbed society.
Working Together
A couple of years ago, Sandy and Theresa boarded TWA flight #265 in New York to fly to Orlando, to see Disneyworld.
Colour and aroma
Recently I attended a church conference where a Tent of Prophecy was set up in the parking lot.
No Longer Alone
The first time I knew I was sick, I was 19. Psychosis had taken over my life before anyone, including me, knew what was happening.

August 28, 2008

How to fail successfully - Part 2 - wash your bowl
Joel ben Izzy, in his wonderful book The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness, relates a Zen story he had often heard but never understood.
A photograph reveals God's love for me
I had spent two years doing photography part-time for the community newspaper when I came up with the idea for a project.
Our value
Alan Artner wrote a story in the Chicago Tribune underlining the fact that the value of something depends on who created it.
The responsibilities - and rewards - of being 'sandwiched'
MY LIFE is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I'd like it better if it was a BLT or even a neatly tiered clubhouse - but alas, the components of my life are sticky and squished together, just like PB&J.

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