Mar 27, 2019
Dear Friends, A new book, Love Your Enemies, has just hit the shelves. I was instantly drawn to the title. It sounds like spiritual territory, but the author is not a known theological expert, rather he is a think tank leader, Arthur Brooks. A secular perspective-with all its complexities of business, politics, academics, media, and … Continue reading Forward Today: Love your enemies
Mar 20, 2019
Dear Friends, Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut … Continue reading Forward Today: The Fig Tree
Mar 13, 2019
Dear Friends, As I write this, I am in my second week of caring for my husband after surgery. Normally one of the most independent people I know, this experience has left him unable to drive, dress without assistance, or cook for himself. Just walking from the bedroom to the kitchen tires him and he … Continue reading Forward Today: Sacrificial Love
Mar 7, 2019
Interested in the wide array and differences in spiritual experiences, the Forward Movement team was asked, âWhere do you find God?â Their thoughtful answers are below. Where do YOU find God? Let us know! “I am a creative sort of person, so I find God in projects, especially writing projects. When I get excited about … Continue reading I find God…
Mar 6, 2019
The authors of Faith with a Twist: A 30-Day Journey into Christian Yoga, Hillary D. Raining and Amy Nobles Dolan, offer Faith with a Twist: The Season of Lent for your Lenten journey. Lent is a time of preparation as we move toward the great feast of Easter. Since the early church, Christians have marked this … Continue reading Faith with a Twist: The Season of Lent
Mar 6, 2019
Dear Friends, We do an important thing todayâa brave thing, daunting enough that we need Jesus beside us while we do it. Today, the Church invites us to admit three deep truths about ourselves: we are dying, beloved, and incapable of saving ourselves. That confession can shake us to our cores. We donât tell these … Continue reading Forward Today: Ash Wednesday