Overcoming Prejudice with God’s Love
To remember Cornelius is to celebrate courage persevering through prejudice and how God’s love can overcome our blindness.
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Navigating the Gospel with Hilda of Whitby
Many years ago, before I attended seminary, I worked as a volunteer for the Anglican Church of Tanzania to facilitate youth programs in the section of the country that bordered Rwanda.
Weeping in Church with Margery Kempe
One of the things that Margery Kempe is known for is her excessive and disruptive weeping. Her favorite place to cry was in churches, but she would cry anywhere—on pilgrimages, on the street, during times of silent prayer.
The lasting impact of Saint Jerome’s Words
Much of how we understand Christianity today was decided in the 4th century CE
Lancelot Andrewes and Icons for Vocation
Spiderman’s real name was Peter Parker, and the wit and brains were a part of Peter before he became Spiderman. That gave me hope. I was sort of a dorky, nerdy kid, and if a kid like Peter could become something great, then maybe I could, too.
John Coleridge Patteson: The 4 Challenges
I was talking about missionary work with one of my college students recently, specifically about the shadow side of missions.
Clare of Assisi’s Longing to Be Close to God
As I write, my current circumstances are probably as different as could be imagined from Clare on her bed of not-even-straw.
Evelyn Underhill and Everyday Mystics
Evelyn Underhill was a retreat leader, writer, spiritual director, and thinker of the early to mid 20th century. She was
Frances Perkins: The Holy Relationship of Work and Faith
I am not sure if Frances Perkins is a household name for Christians. I can safely say she’s not mentioned
Prayers of a Mom
Saint Augustine of Hippo writes of his mom’s persistence in her fight for his soul while he lived a life devoted wholly to his self and the fulfilling of its passions.
