Posts tagged reasons for faith
Memory, Feeling, and Love at the Cross

It’s Good Friday. Today is an invitation to reflect on a complex mystery. If you pause long enough to see Jesus Christ on the cross, it’s hard not wonder, “What is He doing there?”

I was talking with one of my podcast co-hosts recently and she admitted that she just didn’t believe in the story of Jesus. She wasn’t sure He even existed. She’s not alone. I was scrolling through social media the other day and someone in one of my Facebook groups equated the story of Jesus with mythology. I’ve seen some TikTok videos that claim similar views. But with all due respect to both my beloved co-host and people I don’t know on social media, history and those who actually study it are virtually unanimous: Jesus Christ was a real person with real followers who died on a real Roman cross.

And so Jesus lived and He died. So what?

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Does Beauty Speak of a Good God Who Loves You?

Does beauty speak of a good God who loves you?

Who sees you?

I went to a Christian conference this past week and while I was there, I was constantly pondering that question. Not only was I researching and presenting on the topic of beauty, and talking to my peers and young women about it, but in my own times of quiet, I found myself asking the same question. 

Does beauty speak of a good God who loves me?

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