Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Father Francois Mourad died at the hands of Syrian rebels on June 23. They said he was collaborating with the Assad regime.
Category: Spirituality
Of Following, Flaws and All
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. A hot summer night at an out-of-the-way Italian restaurant. Good food. Good wine. A friend and I are catching up on our lives and what we’re reading. I mention I’ve… Continue reading Of Following, Flaws and All
Walking in His Presence
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It’s just a walk, after all. Or at least, it often starts that way. God asks us to walk with him, to spend time with him. He asked Abraham to… Continue reading Walking in His Presence
Of Conversion
“Paul wasn’t a convert,” the Smithsonian lecturer said, going on to explain how Paul wouldn’t have called himself a Christian and how his aim was to bring Gentiles into the fold, not to be among the organizers of a new faith. I got his point. There’s no evidence Paul ever renounced Judaism, anymore than Jesus… Continue reading Of Conversion