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Tag Archives: grace

The Problem of Humor

January 19, 2015by René Breuel Leave a comment

Laughter is a problem. Yes it is, don’t laugh at me. It may be a problem larger than suffering, larger than evil, larger than a moon made of fingernails, and […]

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The Heart of Faith

Colorful like the Circus

December 1, 2014by René Breuel 4 Comments

Like other painters of his generation, Marc Chagall loved the circus. The delight he experienced seeing  clowns and acrobats as a little boy – the unexpected laughs, the beat of […]

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Spirituality for the Rest of Us

Intrusion and Grace

October 2, 2014by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

Recently U2 released its new album Songs of Innocence to everyone who uses iTunes. It was free, automatic, a gift. While there is much to say about this deeply personal […]

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Spirituality for the Rest of Us

U2, Newton, and Jesus’ Grace

September 3, 2014by Hélder Favarin Leave a comment

In 2001 the rock band U2 released ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’. The album won 7 Grammy Awards and was voted number 139 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of ‘The […]

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The Heart of Faith

Under the Scalpel of Grace

September 1, 2014by ryanpaulvallee Leave a comment

Trail running for some would seem like an unusual way to enjoy free time but for me it’s a moment when I feel so alive. So when a very tiny […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

Fear, Power and Religion

July 29, 2014by René Breuel Leave a comment

For those of us investigating Christianity, let’s us keep in mind Jesus is not offering mere religion. He criticizes and deconstructs it, and offers an alternative radically different.

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The Heart of Faith

Stanley Fish and the emptiness of generic ‘grace’

May 22, 2014by Jeremy 1 Comment

Not long ago, Stanley Fish (professor of Humanities at Florida International University and public intellectual) took an opportunity to respond to critics who thought that a recent Coen brothers’ film, […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice, On Anything and Everything

Nanna’s Rainbows in the Tears

December 5, 2013by Dave Benson 10 Comments

There is no guarantee how suffering will shape a soul.  As C.S. Lewis, the imaginative author of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, once noted, I am not convinced […]

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On Anything and Everything, Spirituality for the Rest of Us, The Heart of Faith, Tough Questions

“For thine is the story…”

July 25, 2013by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes 1 Comment

My nearly three-year old daughter has a beautifully illustrated version of the Lord’s Prayer that we read almost every night. She piously folds her little hands and says the words […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

Grace is Gamble, Always

April 1, 2013by René Breuel 1 Comment

The latest film rendition of Victor Hugo’s classic, Les Misérables, is beautiful and intense and lyrical. The photography is gorgeous, the storytelling vivid, and the songs continue to hum in […]

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