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A couple of weeks ago I took a much needed personal retreat at a monastery about two hours outside the city. I’ve taken retreats like this before, but never at a monastery. I loved the communal times of prayer three …
What I Learned at the Monastery—and How It Might Help You Keep reading »
My interest in this book on soul care began when Christianity Today gave it an Award of Merit for books on spiritual formation in 2021. As an Asian American the topic is of special interest to me, especially since my …
March Book Review – Soul Care in African American Practice by Barbara Peacock Keep reading »
Herman Selderhuis offers readers a good introduction to the complex life of Martin Luther, the circumspect monk whose struggle for assurance and eventual opposition to the Pope triggered the Protestant Reformation. The author tells the story at a relatively quick …
February Book Review – Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography by Herman Selderhuis Keep reading »
For my birthday earlier this month my wife and I went to see the final Broadway performance of “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations.” As a native Detroiter and lover of all things Motown I savored …
The High Price of Progress – Reckoning with Sacrifices We Overlook or Underestimate Keep reading »
Our real problem with New Year’s resolutions is not so much making them or failing to keep them.
Our problem is we add, but we fail to subtract.