Charlie Van Dyke
What Time Is It?
Posted December 23, 2011 by Charlie Van Dyke in Beyond Religion
By John Cross

In many religious writings there are expressions of the general theme, “The time is short...live each day in abundance and be alert...” Maybe it was a fair warning that we - all of us - should be prepared for something divine, something special, something out of the ordinary. Something is coming - watch! Be ready!



Many such pro... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
A godless Christmas?
Posted December 19, 2011 by Charlie Van Dyke in Beyond Religion
By Torie Bosch
From Slate

Bemoaning the bastardization of the Christmas season is becoming a holiday tradition. In newspaper letters to the editor and in the blogosphere, purists offer chiding reminders that Jesus is "the reason for the season" and that Christmas is supposed to be his birthday party—not a random excuse for shopping and very specia... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
By Ben Munson
From STLToday

Can a person ever have "too much church" in his life?

Of course, I've been hearing and thinking a lot lately amid all the Tim Tebow talk -- "Should he do this? Should he do that? Is he this? Is he that? Why does he kneel down on the field after every touchdown?" And so on.

Maybe because he feels like he should. Or may... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
It is something that we need to say more often – “Thank you!” Yes, thank you for being a good friend, for being there when I was sick, for trusting me when others did not, for believing in me, for encouraging me, for listening, for caring. Thank you.

By John Cross

I seems to me that Spirit and Word is here to offer a place to connect, to offer ... read more
Brother Ken
A strong spiritual/human/'presence' theme recurring over and over again though the years on my spiritual journey is that God as I understand God, or that amazing, personal, Spiritual Force out there (and in here)is not interested in putting the pieces of my life back together, if (when) I have been broken, like some sort of Humpty-Dumpty Being out ... read more
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