16 results for tag: Frederick Buechner
November 2024
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Articles:
Politics and Religion as Usual – pg. 1
Hope, Comfort, Encouragement & Healing to be Found in Christ – pg. 2
The World's Story Told Well – pg. 4
Friday Mornings with the Rabbi – pg. 5
Rehearsals – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
October 2024
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Brad Jersak Simone Weil: An Astonishing Life – pg. 2
Greg Albrecht "Everyone Is Forgiven" – pg. 5
The Love of God Revealed in and Through Jesus – Greg Albrecht
The significance and meaning of Christmas is critically important – it is far too easy to miss the forest of the gospel while tunnel vision focuses on trivialities such as a Christmas tree. The Christmas tree serves as an example of the less than monumental and momentous aspects of the birth of Jesus, fitting the idiom of “don’t miss the forest for the tree.” There are many trivial pursuits and distractions aren’t there? The meals, the gifts, the music … an endless list of diversions that detour us away from the Christ-centered forest of faith.
The Apostle John provides Christ-centered focus: “In the beginning was the ...
March 2023
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Articles:
Come Out of Her and Come to Me! – pg. 1
Confronted by Christ – pg. 2
Which Thief Are You? – pg. 5
Master Potter – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
November 2022
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Articles:
Generosity Without Expectations – pg. 1
The Peace of Thanksgiving – pg. 2
Count Your Blessings – pg. 5
Infernal Interruptions! – pg. 6
In Plane Site – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
September 2022
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Articles:
Walking With Jesus – pg. 1
Our Daily Walk – pg. 2
Living in the Way – pg. 5
God Surrenders to Us in Love – pg. 6
Donkey Rescue – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
May 2022
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Articles:
Closer Than You Know – pg. 1
Reflecting on Grace – pg. 2
Scared Prayers – pg. 5
Memories & Mercies – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
September 2021
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Articles:
Remembering 9-11 in the Wake of 2020 – pg. 1
We Believe – pg. 2
Think on These Things – pg. 5
Forgiveness and Apologies – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
July 2021
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Articles:
The Father I Never Knew – pg. 1
Get Comfortable With the Questions – pg. 2
How Free Do You Want to Be? – pg. 4
God's Not Through With Us Yet – pg. 5
Life's Lava Tubes – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
The Gods are Dying – Frederick Buechner
THE GODS ARE DYING. The gods of this world are sick unto death. If someone does not believe this, the next time he happens to wake up in the great silence of the night or of the day, just listen. And after a while, at the heart of the silence, he will hear the sound that gives it away: the soft, crazy thud of the feet of the gods as they stagger across the earth; the huge white hands fluttering like moths; the little moans of bewilderment and anguish. And we all shudder at the sound because to witness the death of gods is a fearsome thing. Which gods? The gods that we worship. The gods that our enemies worship. Their sacred names? There is ...
March 2021
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Articles:
The Crux of Our Faith – pg. 1
A Far, Far Better Rest – pg. 2
When I AM Lifted Up – pg. 5
Places I've Been – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
September 2020
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Articles:
The Overlooked and Ignored – pg. 1
Question the Question – pg. 2
God is Love – pg. 5
To Seek and Save that Which is Lost – pg. 6
The Prodigals – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
July 2020
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Articles:
I Will Give You Rest – pg. 1
Religious Games – pg. 2
Faith is a Choice – pg. 6
Forwarding to the Future – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
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