I recently reread Aunt Erma’s Cope Book. (Erma Bombeck, first published 1979) It’s a hilarious send-up of that time when self-help books first became the rage. Her chapter titles play…
Unhelpful Self-Help
Resurrection—What Does It Mean?
Resurrection is one of those words that may have been given a new meaning in the Christian books you’re reading. The idea is that Jesus’ body didn’t literally rise from…
Defying the Dark Side
Worried about finances? The enemy likes to have us wringing our hands. Instead, get mad! Go overboard to defy him. My personal example is from a time when we had so…
Not Quite a Miracle
This is a flashback to a Bible drama performed at a retreat years ago when we lived in Japan. The drama was “The Raising of Jairus’s Daughter.” My father-in-law played…
Understanding Mysticism
Some people confuse mysticism with mysterious. They’re not the same. Many things are mysterious. But mysticism is an “ism”—based on the idea that we can’t connect with God via our…