I discovered Page CXVI shortly after their first Hymns album was released. I think I listened to that album non-stop for a couple weeks. As most of you know, I didn’t grow up singing hymns and I’ve never much enjoyed them when I have sang them in church. But I do love hymns that bring…
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What Evangelicals Can Learn From the Eastern Orthodox
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend some time at an Eastern Orthodox church (Saint Nicklaus Church, yes the guy known as Santa Clause) in SW Portland with my World Religions class. Having grown up within the evangelical church I had not spent much time with other Christians outside of that circle,…
Fortuitous Bouncing
According to my math, we’re going on 2.5 weeks of sunshine and temperatures between 75* and 85* here in Portland. Don’t tell anyone though. We like that people think it rains all the time here. I haven’t even turned on the air conditioning yet this summer. One weird thing about me. Far and away my…