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Beauty Is… Beauty is the harvest of presence. The evanescent moment of seeing or hearing on the outside what already lives far inside of us. The eyes, the ears or the imagination suddenly become a bridge between the here and the there; between the then and the now; between the inside and the outside. Beauty is the conversation between what we think is happening outside in the world and what is just about to occur far inside of us. Beauty is both an achieved state of both deep attention and…

The Meaning of Shepherd by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Welcome to our Bible study, especially if you are joining for the first time. Today we explore the word “shepherd,” how it was used, and what it symbolized. I was inspired to write about this topic after hearing the magnificent hymn “Shepherd Me, O God.” This version is sung by its composer, Marty Haugen. Let’s begin with the secular definition of shepherd from Merriam-Webster: “A person who tends sheep.” “A pastor” and the transitive verb “to guide or guard…

WHERE’S THE GOSPEL IN RUTH? by Rachel Green Miller for Core Christianity He has brought me to his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.” (Song of Sol. 2:4) “And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.” (Rev. 21:2) The story of Ruth is often told like a biblical fairytale. A poor, young widow from a strange country follows her widowed mother-in-law to a new land. While working hard in the fields to provide food for…

The CRT Debate Distracts from God’s Justice by ESAU MCCAULLEY for Christianity Today In the conflict over racial issues, “just preach the gospel” misses the gospel. I remember the World War II stories I was told as a middle school student. Wearing secondhand clothes and sporting an unkempt fade, I sat in a hard wooden desk too small for my growing black body in a classroom full of distracted boys and girls. The air conditioning in Alabama classrooms was unreliable, which meant sweat was an ever-present companion to our education.…

Spirit-Filled Pastor’s Response to Mackenzie Morgan Calling Out Hillsong, Bethel and Elevation by SHANE IDLEMAN for Charisma News I appreciate Mackenzie Morgan’s boldness to stand against wishy-washy churches in this article titled, “Worship leader no longer supports Hillsong, Elevation, Bethel Music over ‘false gospel message.’” More and more churches may be following suit in regard to her stance. But I also think it’s important to ask some additional questions. For example, “Is it possible to not endorse or agree with [such-and-such church] but still listen to their worship in a corporate setting?”…