by markfeldmeir | Jul 8, 2011 | Family, Reconciliation
If you’re like me, you are inclined to believe that God operates according to the same rules of justice and fairness that govern our modern Western society. We assume that God rewards honesty and goodness, and that those who lie or deceive or manipulate others for...
by markfeldmeir | Jun 10, 2011 | Holy Spirit, The Church
Over the last few weeks the gospel readings have guided us through Jesus’ long and poignant goodbye speech, as recounted in John. Knowing that he will soon be leaving his disciples after three years of teaching and leading and prodding them, Jesus makes time for a...
by markfeldmeir | May 27, 2011 | Obedience
There are many questions about what we believe for which a simple “yes” or “no” will be adequate. Do you believe in the Trinity? Is the Bible inerrant? Was Jesus God’s incarnate son, and did he rise from the dead? Answers to such questions have always been...
by markfeldmeir | May 20, 2011 | Searching for God
If you were to set out on a journey in search of God, where would you go? Over the centuries, people have travelled the world in search of God. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists visit such sacred places as the Holy Land, or St. Peter’s Square in Rome, or...
by markfeldmeir | May 13, 2011 | The Church
There have been thousands of books written over the last twenty years or so on the sticky subject of “church growth.” Interestingly enough, this sudden proliferation of books on how to grow churches has taken place during a period of rapid and steep decline in church...
