Developments in the recent political landscape have gotten me to thinking a lot. Mostly, I’ve been thinking about how we can be so blinded by our own perspectives that we can forget what is most important. To begin, let me tell you a bit about one of my favorite movie clips. Have you ever seen Read More …
What do you do when the game is unfair? What do you do when life is unfair? There comes a time in every person’s life when he or she discovers that just because you are trying to be fair – to be good, to do what’s right, to do what’s expected of you – there Read More …
This passage may be familiar to many people. I’m sure that the statement “I am Legion, for we are many” is familiar even if you might not have known the exact circumstances of its use. I’ve always loved the face-off here of good vs. evil. We shouldn’t mess around with Jesus, right? Perhaps, one could Read More …
Usually, I try to offer a fresh perspective on the Gospel passage, approach a familiar text from a new angle, or maybe even offer some possibilities for entering the story… …but I just can’t do that here. Love one another. Until we learn to love, there’s no other lesson here — no deeper meaning — Read More …
I do not have “visions” in centering prayer or meditation, at least not in the way is depicted in popular media. Instead, there are times as I pray that a very interesting image occurs to my imagination — something that just doesn’t seem to fit with my normal flow of memory, thoughts, and daydreams. I Read More …
Today is Ash Wednesday, which begins the season of Lent. Lent is a traditional season on the Christian calendar which focuses on confession, fasting, and repentance for forty days leading up to Easter, the celebration of Christ’s resurrection over death. In most Christian churches, today the priest will make a cross of ashes on the Read More …
The Problem of Suffering — That might be a bit of a heavy subject, but I have been talking to several people on this subject lately. It has been on my mind. It definitely wasn’t a new question when Rabbi Kushner asked “Why do bad things happen to good people?” In fact, the book of Read More …
