A prayer for today from The Book of Common Prayer (1979): O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from …
Kids and Porn
As we draw near to the Porn Nation events here in Milwaukee, I thought it would be worthwhile to point out some recent studies on porn. A new study draws attention to the fact that young people from ages 10-17 are exposed to online pornography, the majority of them unwillingly. Forty-two percent of Internet users …
In Awe – a poem
so beautiful and serene thatno string of words could capture adequatelythe sights and sounds and scents and sensations of this time and placethank You, Father,for the eyes to see,for the ears to hear,for the nose to smell,for nerves alive to feel,for legs to walk,for arms to lift and carry,for all my body so alive and …
Indistinguishable Us?
Just a follow-on comment about the recent Barna report that I mentioned yesterday. A disturbing sub-text of the report is that Christians are virtually indistinguishable from non-Christians in all areas of life. Read this excerpt: Faith commitments sometimes play a role in what people do - but less often than might be assumed. In comparing …
Americans: Social Concern and Selfish Concern
A recent Barna report states that American lifestyles are both increasingly compassionate and self-oriented. Take a read over this reflection on our lives in terms of social concern and selfish concern.
Matthew Erickson 