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Power in Prayer: Do I Believe This?
One day I hope I am spiritually grown up enough to say (and believe), “Prayer is the first and best thing I can do.” Sadly, today, after 50 years of Christ following, I sometimes instead find myself saying, “I guess all I can do is pray.” I was reflecting about this...
30 Years at WGA—Who Knew???
A Chat with My Younger Self So, I’m violating all laws of time travel and venturing back to early 1987 to have a chat with my younger self. Of course, we all know that if someone sees their older mirror image from the future, the consequences could be insanity. Since...
From Busyness to Restfulness
To mark the start of the Christmas season, from Every Moment Holy volume 1: “Grant us grace to savor this season as we live it together, that in later days the memory of this place and these times will linger sweetly, shapingOur lives,Our words,Our deeds.” Through the...
The Club Q Tragedy, November 19th, 2022
We woke up Sunday morning, November 20th to news that 5 people had been killed and 25 injured in a shooting at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday night.. When I heard about this, my mind was flooded with memories of the shooting in 2016 at the...
Anger – Points of Note
Author’s Note: These thoughts were originally expressed as part of a newsletter article in March of 2014. After a few conversations this week about politics (within and without the church), I think it apropos to revisit the issue of anger. At 7:02 on Monday...
Theology of Sexuality
Regardless of our past or present choices, many of us have great concerns about our sexuality and spirituality. In a Western society often characterized by a feelings-first culture and sound-bite news, confusing messages about how to relate to ourselves, and others,...
A 5 Part Structure Revisited
What are you currently struggling with—is it an addiction? Or is it an unhelpful behavior, habit, or attitude? It seems we all have things God would like us to press into for more healing. Yet, working on an issue requires just that…work. It means we need to put in...
Ministry Updates
Hello friends! We hope you are doing well and enjoying the autumn that is here at last. Here are a few things to update you about, happening at WGA. New Staff We are so excited that Greg Navitsky has joined our staff. He joined us back in the summer and has already...
What’s LUST got to do with it?
Tina Turner said, “You must understand though the touch of your hand, makes my pulse react. That it's only the thrill of boy meeting girl, opposites attract, it's physical, only logical. You must try to ignore that it means more than that.” What’s love got to do with...
Disciplined Sexuality: A Blessing not a Curse
Recently researching what other religions believe and teach about sexuality, I happened upon an online Q&A forum for Muslims hosted by Ikram Hawramani. A question and answer caught my attention: “Why are we supposed to control our sexual desires in Islam?”...