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Spirit of Truth

Sometimes people understand faith in a narrow way, as if to have faith in God means to reject science or other...
Ross Smillie
May 20, 2018
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Seeking Security

Martin Luther, the great German reformer, was once asked what he would do if heknew without a doubt that the world...
Ross Smillie
May 6, 2018
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Waiting for God

Many people think of prayer as talking to God, but the image of waiting for God suggests that we ought rather to...
Ross Smillie
April 29, 2018
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Easter and Earth Day

Earth Day is the recognition that just as individuals can lose their way in violence and addictions, so also...
Ross Smillie
April 22, 2018
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Living Beyond Fear and Doubt

A person who feels no fear, ever, is a foolish person. A healthy fear of traffic, for example, teaches us to look...
Ross Smillie
April 15, 2018
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Easter Stories: Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

It was 50 years ago this past week that Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot by a sniper while helping organize a...
Ross Smillie
April 8, 2018
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Not in Vain!

On that first Good Friday, Jesus’ life seemed to have been in vain. The powers of fear and death had done their...
Ross Smillie
April 1, 2018
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Transforming the Agony of the World

Jesus on the cross is a powerful symbol of the agony of the world: the suffering of women in restrictive cultures,...
Ross Smillie
March 30, 2018
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A View from the Underside

We tell the story of Jesus' last week, not because it is pretty, or because we like hearing it. It is not pretty...
Ross Smillie
March 25, 2018
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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

When I think of how complex and intricate the body is, it is amazing to me that I am alive at all, let alone that...
Ross Smillie
March 18, 2018

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