A very articulate post just put up last night by one of our members cut close to the bone for me, "Socially Inept By Design". Like so many of you have expressed throughout the forums, and, I suppose, one of the reasons why many of you are members of TLS, is exactly...

I was skyping with a man last night who heads up an international ministry that travels around the world ministering to churches, their pastors and leaders. I was telling him about The Lasting Supper and he was thrilled by the idea. He says there's a definite need for...

Who would have thought that we'd have a meaningful discussion on the controversial and fascinating topic of speaking in tongues on The Lasting Supper? Not me. But because it is a part of many of our members' experience, including mine, of course the issue should be...

I want to provide a little input to a fascinating thread that one of our members, Kirsty, began on The Lasting Supper, titled, FEAR. The modern philosopher Terry Eagleton, in his exceptional little book, "The Meaning of Life", writes something that makes a lot of...

I would like you to read these two short quotes from an excellent book by James Hollis, "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life". Of course, when I read this, I applied it to my own family of origin and then to my own family that Lisa and I and our children have...

For most of our lives we are told how we should feel. It starts in our families, then in schools, and then in other groups we are a part of, such as church. Because feelings are natural, spontaneous and nearly involuntary, those who would manage us use this to guilt...

Some believe that our deepest hunger is for meaning. Our minds want to know. We want to understand. We won't rest until we find the story line so that we can make sense out of the chaos of our lives. When you make a move to become more independent and make a...

I actually love this verse, Malachi 4: 2... And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Stalls are good and even necessary, especially for the young. They are contained and controlled and protected and fed on schedule. But then in the spring when...

It is important at times to simply give yourself a break. When I left the church almost three years ago, there was a long period of time when I never even looked at my bible. It sat on the shelf. I'll be honest: I don't pick it up nearly as much as I used to. Of...

I received a lot of emails from people informing me of the news that Megan Phelps-Roper, the granddaughter of Reverend Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church, has left the fold. You can read the story HERE. When I read it, I said to myself, "This is my people!" Read the...