Tag: church

Bible, Holidays

Deep & Wide: Psalm 40

L.S. Childe

Happy Easter! In which we take a deep (contextual) and wide (for all times) look at Psalm 40 and its applications.

Do Justice, Mental Health, Pop Culture

Tradition! (or The Sacrifice God Is NOT Calling Us To Make)

L.S. Childe

In which I reflect on Fiddler on the Roof and its parallels to the Bible story of Jephthah's daughter

Holidays

Passion Player

L.S. Childe

In which I sift through my Holy Week roles over the years and thank God for the story's formative power in me.

Do Justice

Like a Good Neighbor

L.S. Childe

In which I learn - and feel - something new within the Parable of the Compassionate (Good) Samaritan

Bible

Deep and Wide: Matthew 8:2-3

L.S. Childe

In which we take a deep (contextual) and wide (for all times) look at Matthew's account of the healing the the man with leprosy.

Pop Culture

Introducing the IMR (In the Middle of Reading) Book Review

L.S. Childe

In which I preliminarily review the books I am currently reading, no matter how close (or not) I am to their conclusions. P.S. Got any recs for me?

Do Justice

Clean House

L.S. Childe

In which I offer up another free excerpt from Spring Clean: Devotions for Lent, with an emphasis on cleaning house...in every sense of the phrase.