Tag: God

  • Why some prayers aren’t answered:

    Why some prayers aren’t answered:

    Today, in my morning devotions and meditations, I did some online research to see how modern thinkers answer the question of why God sometimes does not answer our prayers. I was really disappointed to find so many articles that blamed the victim, claiming that the trick to getting God to respond to Read more […]

  • “Capturing Rain in a Teacup?” What does it mean to be spiritual but not religious?

    What does it mean when people say, “I am spiritual, but not religious?” To you, does it seem trendy? Does it have any meaning at all? Is it sacrilegious? Or does it resonate? I recently heard a conversation between Krista Tippett and author Pico Iyer as they discussed these questions. Tippett Read more […]

  • “The Elusive Image” (A 90-second read about drawing the impossible)

    You have likely heard the story of a little girl who sat down to draw, and when her teacher asked what she was going to draw, she said, “I’m drawing a picture of God.”  “But, honey, no one knows what God looks like,” the teacher said.  To which the little girl replied, “They will in a…