By Barbara Falconer Newhall For most of my adult life I wasn’t so sure about God. That such a thing could exist seemed far-fetched, too good to be true. But now that I’m firmly located in the second half of my life – okay, okay, the third third of my life (And no, I’m not [...]
By Barbara Falconer Newhall I’ve tried meditating only a few times – a very few times. I’m well read on the subject, however. Indeed, I’ve spent way more time reading about meditation than I’ve spent doing it. Why would I want to just sit there observing my mind, I reason, when I could be outdoors [...]
By Barbara Falconer Newhall Does (can?) God do miracles? I wonder. Mostly I kind of doubt it. I’ve never witnessed a miracle personally, though I’ve asked for enough of them, large and small, over the years. The Bible is full of miracle stories, of course. In the synagogue at Capernaum, just for starters, Jesus is [...]
By Barbara Falconer Newhall St. Paul can be pretty annoying. Last week he was fixated on how sexual relations with prostitutes taint the body. (1 Corinthians 6:12-20) I get it — the human body is holy, a gift from God to be treated with respect. But this week Paul goes too far. “Let even those who have [...]
A lot of things are gone from my future, but hopefully Liz and her homemade candy are not.
