Spirituality Column #122March 10, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper Matthew: Gift of God By Bob Walters “The name Matthew means ‘gift of God,’ and that’s exactly what Matthew presents to us in the life of Christ.� That’s a recent note from Dave Faust...

Spirituality Column #121March 3, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper Kick This Habit Up a Notch By Bob Walters How’s this for great advice? Read the Gospels. Recently I heard a sermon about another topic entirely, but the pastor made the corollary point, “If y...

Spirituality Column #120February 24, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper Lent: Give Up or Give More? By Bob Walters Tomorrow – February 25 – is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Thus begins a 46-day run-up to Easter, the celebration of Christ’s Resurrect...

Spirituality Column #118February 10, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper Nothing Left to Ask For By Bob Walters Fifth in a series on The Lord’s Prayer After the salutation, “Our Father, who art in heaven,â€� – essentially, “Hello, Creator God Almightyâ€� â...

Spirituality Column #117February 3, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper The Ultimate Prayer Partner By Bob Walters Fourth in a series on The Lord’s Prayer When my childhood church modernized its liturgical language in the 1960s – goodbye “thy� and “thine...

Spirituality Column #116January 27, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper We Have Him at ‘Hello’ By Bob Walters Third in a series on The Lord’s Prayer The familiar Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6:9-13 has seven petitions (or requests), but don’t ever underest...

Spirituality Column #115January 20, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper Whoops! A Prayer in ‘Our’ Pocket By Bob Walters I always felt that the Lord’s Prayer was enough. It’s not, of course. But when I wasn’t going to church, hadn’t been saved, and coul...

Spirituality Column #114January 13, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper A Prayer in My Pocket By Bob Walters Having grown up in the Episcopal Church of the 1960s, the Lord’s Prayer was a weekly staple in the worship service: Our Father, which art in heaven, hall...

Spirituality Column #113January 6, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) NewspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) Newspaper Reflecting God’s Gift By Bob Walters We are nearly through Christmas, a gift-giving season when people reflect on Jesus Christ more than any other time of year. I say “nearly� because the...

Spirituality Column #112December 30, 2008Current in Carmel (IN) NewspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) Newspaper To Tell the Truth By Bob Walters We spend a lot of time on “What do you think?� The far more interesting question is, “What is the truth?� A learned acquaintance of mine about whose f...