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Divine Intervention and Painful Faith

We once did an internship as a hospital chaplain. We were assigned to an acute rehab unit. Most of the patients were recovering from a stroke or hip surgery or a like condition - they were medically stable but unable to return home.
A twelve year old boy was hit by a car and injured his [...]



Faith and Grief and Jesus

Son,
What is the inspiration that compels the contemporary ‘followers of Jesus?’ My simple mind can only assume that if a person acts on love, forgiveness, and kindness - then I can assume that person is a follower of the Jesus that I understand is described in that one Book. (Note here - I do not [...]



Finding Faith in Mystery

I was producing and publishing my first podcast this week, so I’ve been a little behind.
On the topic of Marcus Aurelius, I noticed that you stated ” A quick look at news headlines today might suggest that divine intervention has actually corrupted the morality of civilization.” I think that the idea of divine intervention, whether [...]