This sermon might not be for you – just a head’s up. Being religious in our world is not comfortable for some of us. “Spiritual not religious” is a euphemism for a vague belief or intuition … [Read more...]
It’s Not About Us…But We Must Act As If It Is
Texts: "What I have Learned So Far" by Mary Oliver: Mark 4:26-34: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+4%3A26-34&version=NRSV Even though I grew up in Indiana and the flat … [Read more...]
An Act of Will, and an Art of the Mind
This post originated as a column in the feature, "Denim Spirit," published by The Finger Lakes Times … [Read more...]
Mysticism, and a Little Something Else
TEXTS FOR PREACHING Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-13 Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her. She hastens to make … [Read more...]
Awakening the Voices of the Wounded Within
“We do not become enlightened by imagining figures of light but by making the darkness conscious.” (Carl Jung) “You do not have to be good… you only have to let the soft animal of your body love … [Read more...]
A Wednesday Rant: Charging the gap of mystery
“Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery.” Full link to Annie Dillard quote: … [Read more...]
Where were you at the beginning of the world?
https://soundcloud.com/subversivepreacher-pods/where-were-you-at-the-beginning-of-the-world … [Read more...]
Gold melts away
Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom, grief is its mellowing, surrender its renewal. … [Read more...]