Day: December 16, 2007

Returning

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. Luke

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Two Poems by Steven Walters

DECEMBER 2007: POETRY This Moment Where the eagle perches on Patmos, A rocky place secluded A little, not much, by shadows, The evangel is rooted

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The New Mercenaries

“Mercs, Skipper?” “Mercenaries, man! Bloody hell. What did you think they were? Cars? Thought you could do military.” “And PMC, Skipper?”… “Private Military Company… Where

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Romans 9-11 Revisited

The question won’t go away: How do Christians and Jews relate? Has Judaism been superseded by the Christian faith? Are Christians now God’s chosen people?

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Minister as Story-Teller

This past summer I told stories from the pulpit. To be more accurate, I moved away from the pulpit to make it clear that I

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Bad Enough

When is “not as bad as,” bad enough? “Does the Qur’an say that it’s alright to beat your wife? ” A Muslim friend is talking

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The Magnificat

The Magnificat is important to me. I pray it several times a week. I pray the daily office only once a day, so I alternate

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