by Paul Leichty | Sep 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Elder Reflection, Pastoral
In today’s society, the words “bless” and “blessing” are sometimes used quite casually. When somebody sneezes, another person will respond, “Bless you!” When something happy or positive happens to someone whether it is a new baby, new job, or a lottery jackpot, those...
by Paul Leichty | Aug 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Elder Reflection, Pastoral
Many of us have an ambivalent relationship with law. Just mentioning the word “law” brings up many different images in our minds. For most of us, the law means a set of fixed rules and regulations that we are supposed to live by. We operate by law at many different...
by Paul Leichty | Jul 23, 2020 | Elder Reflection
After the children of Israel were delivered from slavery in Egypt, they spent 40 years wandering in the desert before entering the land God had promised to them. In that 40 years, almost all of the adult generation died. It was their children who eventually entered...
by Paul Leichty | Jul 15, 2020 | General, Pastoral
In my previous article, “The Kingdom of God,” I noted that the language we use affects the pictures we have in our minds as well as the overall meaning we hold about a concept or idea. Thus, the preconceived notions of the Kingdom of God affected the...
by Paul Leichty | Jul 9, 2020 | COVID-19, Elder Reflection, Pastoral
The language we use affects the understandings we hold. I have recently been thinking about a prime example, the language of “king” and “kingdom” especially as used in the phrases “kingdom of God” and “kingdom of...
