By Tom Rinkoski Faith is a conversation. Lent is a grand salon for such conversation. I propose that an excellent Lenten discipline would be to begin regular faith conversations.
Conversations can change the world.
Certainly, they can change the way individuals see the world. If, however, you believe that the world is ruled by overpowering economic and political forces, that conflict is the essence of life, that humans are basically animals and that history is one long struggle for survival and domination, then the conversations of two people don't amount to much. In such a view, conversations are merely a way to amuse or distract. But, as you might imagine, I see it differently. The world is a delicious pastiche of people searching for partners, friends, lovers, gurus and God.