Faith - The Journal

Words can confine, or they can open new vistas

Words can be vehicles that lead to faith for some. For others, they can get in the way of faith ... the creed especially, I suspect. Not all Christian churches recite a creed during worship,...

DATE: Oct 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Go offline to plug into the mysteries of life

Most often I write humorous articles because maintaining a sense of humor throughout life creates the critical difference between living a fuller, hopeful life or an empty one. Today, I writ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Barth’s message comes to: Christ’s love is with us

Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, there was a lot of things that were just swell. One was my oldest brother’s comic book collection. He had nearly all the early Marvel comics. I read and re-rea...

DATE: Oct 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Decisions affect destiny

Choice decides destiny. What you and I choose to do or choose not to do decides our life’s path. Regardless of illnesses, finances, or circumstances, what we choose decides how we live and w...

DATE: Oct 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Foursquare celebrates 10th anniversary

DATE: Oct 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Strive to make small improvements every day

I just finished a really excellent book A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring ’20s by famed sportswriter Roger Kahn. In this book on former heavyweight boxing champio...

DATE: Sep 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Hogan foundation

DATE: Aug 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

First Methodist welcomes associate pastor

The First United Methodist Church of Cortez has announced that Pastor Norman Mark will be serving the community as an associate pastor through a United Methodist Conference Native American M...

DATE: Aug 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

The first fruits

In our church, we take turns bringing flowers to decorate the sanctuary on Sundays. When it is my turn, I always bring my orchids from home. I’ll bet many of the folks in our chur...

DATE: Aug 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Richard K. ‘Ink’ Bowling Sr.

Graveside services for lifelong area resident Richard K. “Ink” Bowling Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, at Arriola Cemetery. Ink was born April 28, 1926, in Mancos, ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Ballroom dancing as a metaphor for life

I’ve found myself a number of times recently talking with folks about the spiritual work of the second half of life. That’s probably because I am well into my second half of life, and it is ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

‘First parson’ to preside over St. Paul’s centennial

As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the building and consecration of St. Paul’s Chapel, Mancos, St. Paul’s has invited The Rev’d C. Montgomery Hoge back to Mancos! H...

DATE: Jul 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Faith

Words can confine, or they can open new vistas

Go offline to plug into the mysteries of life

Barth’s message comes to: Christ’s love is with us

Decisions affect destiny

Foursquare celebrates 10th anniversary

Strive to make small improvements every day

Hogan foundation

First Methodist welcomes associate pastor

The first fruits

Richard K. ‘Ink’ Bowling Sr.

Ballroom dancing as a metaphor for life

‘First parson’ to preside over St. Paul’s centennial

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