The Kingdom of Heaven is like…

This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of guest preaching and serving at my previous church post: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. If you’d like to watch that sermon to find out what the Kingdom of Heaven is like, then you can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BC44LAVZt/. The sermon begins at about the 21-minute mark.  As usual, Read More …

Mystical Experience: What if you met Buddha, Jesus, and Paul on a road?

Currently, I am teaching a university course on the mystical experience, and one of the major issues that we confront is: What does a mystical experience look like? There are many answers to this question, but I would like to offer two pictures today: one from Buddhism and one from Christianity. Let’s begin with Buddhism. Read More …

The Difference of Christianity

Let me start off by saying, “I love religion.” I love to think about religion, talk about it, study it, and write about it. Also, I think the variety of religion in the world is beautiful and wonderful. Such diversity and wonder… I could sit and talk for hours (and I have) with individual persons Read More …