Tag: Faith

  • Faith Lens on Summer Hiatus

    Faith Lens will not be published over the summer. But don’t worry, it will be back in the fall.   The next Faith Lens is scheduled to be posted on September 5, 2023 for Sunday, September 10. ELCA Blogs

  • Faith in Christ Exists in Degrees

    Before he died, Larry Barkdull had written a substantial part of an unfinished manuscript  about the extraordinary power of faith,  particularly as a power that causes things to happen. This is faith on a higher level than we usually practice and understand it. With the permission of his wife, Buffie,

  • Departing from the Faith

    Departing from the Faith By Rob Renfroe “Jesus did not die for your sins.” That is the message a professor at United Methodist Iliff Seminary posted two days before Good Friday earlier this month. Professor Miguel De La Torre titled his article “What if Crucifixion Is Not Salvific?”  It may come as

  • Kaleidoscope of Knowledge: The Mosaic of Faith and Reason

    This article first appeared on Public Square Magazine.  Alma 32, a chapter in the Book of Mormon, offers a profound exploration of faith, knowledge, and their relationship. However, the message of this chapter is often oversimplified, as readers isolate it from the historical context. Alma delivers his discourse on faith

  • Faith in God the Father

    Before he died, Larry Barkdull had written a substantial part of an unfinished manuscript  about the extraordinary power of faith,  particularly as a power that causes things to happen. This is faith on a higher level than we usually practice and understand it. With the permission of his wife, Buffie,

  • Colorful Faith in a World of Chaos

    By Jessica LaGrone — My friend Ryanne is a colorful Christian. Her home is colorful. She often paints a wall or ceiling or the whole front porch on a whim, based on some color that has drawn her fancy. Her family is colorful. Her children’s skin colors are a glorious

  • The Prophets’ Descriptions of Faith

    Before he died, Larry Barkdull had written a substantial part of an unfinished manuscript about the extraordinary power of faith,  particularly as a power that causes things to happen. This is faith on a higher level than we usually practice and understand it. With the permission of his wife, Buffie, Meridian