by Chris Wiles | Mar 23, 2012 | Faith
All along we’ve been observing the way that religion alone cannot cover over the stain that sin produces. Which has led many to draw the conclusion that Jesus came, in some way, to eradicate religion. “I have a relationship,” we insist. “Not a religion.” The problem... 
by Chris Wiles | Mar 22, 2012 | Faith
For more than 20 years, Nick Cave has been cranking out some fairly bleak punk-influenced music with his band “The Bad Seeds.” The song you’re seeing performed live is on a more stripped-down, piano-based album called “No More Shall We Part.” The lyrics are pretty... 
by Chris Wiles | Mar 21, 2012 | Faith
“We’re all ok, until the day we’re not. The surface shines, while the inside rots.” (Rise Against, “Audience of One”) In the passage we read in Luke on Sunday (Luke 11:29-54), we saw Jesus encountering the Pharisees. It’s true that the gospels do not portray the... 
by Chris Wiles | Mar 20, 2012 | Faith
The video is of the band The Civil Wars with their song “Barton Hollow.” You have to love the chorus: “Ain’t going back to Barton Hollow Devil gonna follow me e’er I go Won’t do me no good washing in the river Can’t no preacher-man save my... 
by Chris Wiles | Mar 15, 2012 | Faith
One of the ways people look for that sense of grounding, or “home” is to connect with the spiritual side of things. And indeed, when we looked at the scene in Luke 11:18-20 on Sunday, we found Jesus standing in the middle of a place that was full of rival religious... 
by Chris Wiles | Mar 14, 2012 | Faith
Home is a universal human experience – most often in the context of leaving it and finding it again. “Home is where the heart is,” we’re told, and ultimately I suspect the reverse to be true. In either case, this old statement informs us that a commitment to one’s...
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