16 Aug, 2021
We’ve been talking about possibilities for two weeks now, and today I want to tackle an important, but somewhat tricky subject: The Possibilities That Lie Beyond Grief. This is tricky because in no way am I asking that someone ignore their...
09 Aug, 2021
There once was this criminal who had committed a crime (Because, hey, that’s what criminals do. That’s their job!) Anyway, he was sent to the king for his punishment. The king told him he had a choice of two punishments. He could be hung by a...
02 Aug, 2021
Henry David Thoreau, in his book, Walden, wrote, “We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn , which does not forsake us even in our soundest sleep.” This is a little...
26 Jul, 2021
Healing scriptures in relation to Jesus are many. It is clear that, however you understand these to have happened, the well-being of people was a priority for his ministry. I, personally, believe that Jesus wasn't a rigid, serious, stick-in-the...
19 Jul, 2021
Creation… long before we had the Big Bang Theory and evolution, every group of people had their own story to explain how the world came to be. Hindus, when they speak of the creation of the universe, do not call it the work of God, they call it...
12 Jul, 2021
So, I discovered a sad fact this week: play is sorely lacking in the area of spirituality. It’s hard to find play in the Bible unless it refers to playing an instrument. It’s also hard to find in other religious scripture. The word fun doesn’t...
07 Jul, 2021
How do we typically define “truth”? As fact, right? The problem is that the “truth” changes depending on a person’s point of view. A crime can have multiple witnesses, all of whom saw their own “true” version of the crime. Religions often claim...
29 Jun, 2021
How good, how lovely it is to eat and drink and find satisfaction in everything we do under the sun during the few days of life God gives us - to embrace everything that comes to us! Regardless of how much wealth or possessions God gives us, we...
14 Jun, 2021
Love your neighbor as yourself . We tend to forget that last part, don't we? So much of religion is focused away from ourselves – serve others, forgive others, be compassionate to others. So, this second most important commandment (next to...
07 Jun, 2021
Becoming… it is what we are all doing. From the moment we’re born until the moment we die (and perhaps even after that) we’re becoming . Our lives are being shaped and molded by our experiences, our thoughts, by other people, and by the things...