by Shay Mason | Mar 29, 2023 | Community, God's Presence
Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. — Teresa of...
by Shay Mason | Feb 23, 2023 | mental health, overcoming fear
Battling fear, depression, or anxiety can sometimes feel like being trapped in your own head with no way out. As hard as you try to push them away, the intrusive thoughts seem impossible to escape. I’ve been there, and maybe you have too. Nobody chooses to have OCD or...
by Shay Mason | Jan 30, 2023 | centrality of the heart, wonder
“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.” — Madeleine L’Engle I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of story lately. This past weekend my husband and I attended a theological conference on the writings of C.S. Lewis, entitled...
by Shay Mason | Jan 10, 2023 | doubt, God's Faithfulness
At that instant he knew that all his doubts, even the impossibility of believing with his reason…did not in the least hinder his turning to God. All of that now floated out of his soul like dust. To whom was he to turn if not to Him in whose hands he felt...
by Shay Mason | Oct 5, 2022 | God's Comfort, Suffering
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. — Romans 8:28 Christians love to quote Romans 8:28 when someone is suffering. Don’t worry. God’s working all things for good! And while I...
