Trust the Art

Posted on May 7, 2006 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

Our friend Ellen is an artist. It is not simply that she paints with oils and creates works of beauty that connect to people in a variety of personal ways. And ...

Christianity/Spirituality

Life in the Present

Posted on May 6, 2006 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

Living life in the present is living the spiritual life. Being attentive to the person across from you without already formulating a response while she is speak...

Spirituality

Obsculta

Posted on May 5, 2006 by stephen t berg / 1 Comment

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes. (Luke 16) I remem...

Spirituality

A Funeral

Posted on May 4, 2006 by stephen t berg / 1 Comment

I hugged Jeanette in the funeral home hallway. She said, “God gives and takes away, but it’s so very hard.” Her husband Doug was in the bathro...