Palmer’s trademark mix of the contemplative and the prophetic fills the pages of this reflection on the gifts and challenges of aging. “Every hour,” writes Parker, “I’m closer to death than I was the hour before. All of us draw closer all the time, but rarely with the acute awareness that comes when old age or calamity reminds us of where we stand.” Embracing this awareness can move us toward true shalom as we age.
Shaw teases transcendence from the everyday things that mark a life lived well and long: colonoscopies, memory hiccups, yet another first day of spring, and many meaningful conversations. “I think I am learning to inhabit my own mortality,” she writes. This book invites readers to do the same, helping us marvel at God’s work in the final movements of life.
This book has been both prod and balm to many who have found themselves disoriented by the seismic shifts of midlife. Although Rohr’s theology veers from orthodoxy in places, discerning readers can glean much from his insightful descriptions of spiritual development in life’s second half. Falling Upward helped me understand that some of the desires and ambitions that served me well in the first half of my life often hampered my journey toward Christlikeness thereafter.
A recent call to investigate the Executive Committee over abuse responses is the latest issue up for debate. Opposing factions in the SBC both say its future is at stake.
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A recent call to investigate the Executive Committee over abuse responses is the latest issue up for debate. Opposing factions in the SBC both say its future is at stake.
Have we tamed the tongue too much? Christians work to recover a biblical understanding of harmful hearsay vs. healthy criticism.
Sociologist Christian Smith says most American moms and dads see the Body as nothing more than a resource center for their kids.
Majority declines to revisit rules for religious accommodation, over protests from justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch.
