Retreats

Who is this Man?

In C. S. Lewis’ classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lucy asks Mr. Beaver if Aslan, the Jesus-figure, is “safe.” “Safe?” Mr. Beaver replies, “Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” Many of us share Lucy’s tendency to develop an image of […]

Merry Christmas from Michael and Donna

Fans or Followers? An acquaintance of mine named Carl, and regular at the National Prayer Breakfast (NPB) in Washington, DC, invited a Saudi Arabian Oil Baron to the Breakfast this year. He attended and after he returned to Saudi Arabia, Carl finally had the opportunity to ask him what he thought of the NPB. He […]

Cheerleading the Scandalous Grace Message

Back in 1955, a mom named Elizabeth Henson was cleaning out her clothes closet. You know how it goes. Things get old, tattered, don’t fit anymore or become out of style. The smell of mothballs and mildew accompanied these things. Eventually Elizabeth came to an old, fuzzy, frayed lightweight green jacket. It had outlived its […]

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