by Jim Stitzel | Mar 15, 2006 | Writing
That night was the first in a long time that he had really prayed. Sure, he had offered up the periodic ‘desperation prayer,’ the kind of prayer that is only raised in an absolute emergency or when a screw-up is made and forgiveness is needed. But those...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 2, 2005 | General
Ministers divided over federal court’s prayer ruling | IndyStar.com The federal court ruled this week that prayers in the Indiana House of Representatives must not mention Jesus or endorse particular religions. Naturally, there have been expressions of outrage....
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 4, 2005 | General
I ran alone tonight, first time since starting this new exercise regime. As it turns out, that was for the best because I opened up. Or at least I opened up to the possibility of opening up. As part of shutting down to God and to Christian life, I shut down my heart....
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 3, 2005 | General
I don’t like to post about anything personal, about things going on in my life, about my daily goings-on. Frankly, in the long-range scope of things, the details of my life are irrelevant and inconsequential. Just this once, I’m going to break my own rule....