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Spirituality according to Paul: Imitating the Apostle of Christ is unavailable, but you can change that!

Spirituality often evokes images of quiet centeredness, meditative serenity and freedom from life’s pressures. It’s become a chic commodity, with its benefits evoked by images of sunrises and secluded retreats. Contrast the apostle Paul, who promotes a cross-shaped spirituality for fools making their way though life’s trials. Paul realized that images of crucifixion, burial and resurrection...

none of us thought to sing “Amazing Grace” or “God Bless America.” We were all convinced Katrina was God’s curse, and New Orleans was our scapegoat. I wish Christians could hear this once and for all: the cross should make us all reticent to declare who is cursed by God. It is astonishing to me how quickly we offer our judgments about the misery of others. Infallible opinions reveal the arrogance of our assertions. Whether we admit it or not most of us look callously upon the suffering of the masses
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