We didn't go in, of course. But I kind of wanted to. I was curious
whether it lived up to its name that if you came in lost you could be
found.I thought it would be an excellent name for a church.
Wouldn't you think so? Now think about it. Those who are lost looking
for their way home. [...]
FINDING GOD I see a rock-- a grain of sand And I begin to understand God. A little flower-- wild or tame They [...]
I woke up about 3 a.m. this morning from the most wonderful dream. In my dream I was singing the old song "Victory in Jesus." I cannot remember the context of the dream, but the song I was singing remained quite clearly in my mind.I thought - what a wonderful way to start my birthday [...]
Y'all - I have been a Christian my whole life, baptized by immersion as a repentant believer when I was 12 and must share with you that I have had a deep and joyful renewal of my faith in the past couple of weeks that astounds me.Where did this come from and how did it [...]
How many of you have ever seen the movie Elmer Gantry?Tom and I watched it a couple of nights ago, again, and it is one of the most powerful and fascinating movies about religion, religious fervor and the ministry I've ever seen, and I've seen it several times. But it had been a long while [...]
My dear blogging friend, architect TCS, commented on yesterday's post (about picking out and buying things to go in our house we're building) this morning and reminded me once again that "ugly is always cheaper." I wish I could remember when he first commented about that because it was a hilarious comment and oh so [...]
Lately, the posts at Finding Direction have been upbeat and light hearted and I certainly am that way myself. It is obvious to you all, I'm sure. But there have been times in my life when it has not been so. So, right now I want to post a serious Finding Direction post for any [...]
[Note: I originally published this post on May 17, 2005, but want to present it again because of the inspiration Greg England's story of his heritage has been the past three days over at "The Rev's Ramblings." So enjoy and add to the original 4 comments to let me know what you think.] It's been quite [...]
The October 23, 2006 issue of Newsweek had an interesting article in its Science section titled "How to Read a Face." The page long article was about the emerging field of social neuroscience which is based on the idea that human brains are "wired to connect."I found it fascinating and apropos to Christianity and the [...]
The friend I was telling you about with whom I've had the discussions about whether one can indeed be a "closet" Christian exemplifies Christ's teachings about how we should live more than any other person I've ever known. Yet I long had serious doubts about the "autheniticity," if you will, of this person's actions in [...]