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Measuring Spirituality
BY: Denis Haack
Given the wide-spread interest in spirituality today, it probably isn’t surprising that a psychologist has proposed a way to gauge “spiritual intelligence.” But a spirituality measure requires discernment.

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Repose in Grace
BY: Denis Haack
“John Calvin believed that an unredeemed life keeps oscillating back and forth between pride (‘I’ve made it!’) and despair (‘I’ll never make it!’). In his view, redemption gives people security, or (one of Calvin’s favorite words) repose. His idea was that those who lean into God’s grace and let it hold them up can then drop some of their performance anxiety.”

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The cost of creativity
BY: Denis Haack
“None of us are getting out of this alive, so you might as well bury yourself in your work.”

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Matters of Perspective
BY: Margie Haack
My need for severe adjustments in perspective is almost constant. For help I often consider the wisdom of those who mentor me through their lives and writings, they seem a lot farther along.

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Rap, Reggae and Ragas
BY: Matthew Hundley
To limit ourselves in the realm of worship music to a safe repertoire of familiar hymns and choruses is to restrict the access of Christian worshippers to the rich palettes of music which have emerged for the glory of serving God.

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This past week I was listening again to Arcade Fire's CD Neon Bible, and was stunned all over again at the beauty of the music and the truthfulness of the lyrics. The grace of art, so precious in so broken a world, sometimes seems too much to bear.

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Denis (for Margie, too)