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Why Was Jesus Crucified?

Why Was Jesus Crucified?

by Shirin McArthur | Mar 27, 2023 | Christianity, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

Holy Week is just around the corner. As Christians prepare to remember the week of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem; his Last Supper with his disciples; and his subsequent arrest, trial, and crucifixion, here are some reflections that I first preached during our...
What Do the Christian Scriptures Teach about Love?

What Do the Christian Scriptures Teach about Love?

by Shirin McArthur | Mar 6, 2023 | Christianity, Ministry and Service, Spiritual Life

As I outlined in last week’s post, I’m endeavoring to reflect on the concept of unconditional love during Lent this year. I started my series by reflecting on the modern ideal and challenges of the concept of unconditional love. This week, I want to take a brief look...
Honoring the Publication of a New Book of Homilies: A Prisoner and You Visited Me

Honoring the Publication of a New Book of Homilies: A Prisoner and You Visited Me

by Shirin McArthur | Dec 5, 2022 | Christianity, Ministry and Service, Spiritual Life

Along with Advent comes the liturgical new year. This also means that the latest book in the Homilists for the Homeless series has now been published. A Prisoner and You Visited Me gathers homilies from a variety of well-known Christian leaders (like Richard Rohr, Jan...
An Invitation to Positive Mysticism

An Invitation to Positive Mysticism

by Shirin McArthur | Oct 24, 2022 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

All mystics are positive people—or they are not mystics! Their spiritual warfare is precisely the work of recognizing and then handing over all of their inner negativity and fear to God.—Richard Rohr, Eager to Love I’ve written on this blog in the past about my...
What Lens Do You Use for Viewing Your Spiritual Life?

What Lens Do You Use for Viewing Your Spiritual Life?

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 19, 2022 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons, Spiritual Life

This week I’m shifting the perspective a bit on my “cameras and the spiritual life” series. Moving away from a focus on photographic concepts, I’m looking toward the camera itself this week and next. I found myself remembering that classic saying about looking at the...
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