Set Me Free – Feb. 2, 2022
“There’s a popular misconception that religion, Christianity specifically, is about knowing the difference between good and evil so that we can choose the good. But being good has never set me free the way truth has.” –Nadia Bolz-Weber, Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint, chap. 7
Values Over Beliefs – Jan. 19, 2022
“The challenge as I see it is what I call the unbinding of Christianity that shifts its meaning from beliefs, creeds, and doctrines to the values Jesus actually talked about… I am not suggesting that there are no normative beliefs in Christianity, only that history and diversity of their development don’t justify using them as […]
Casting Off – Nov. 12, 2021
“Many of us today in the Western world are aware that the old order is not working—politically, socially, environmentally, religiously. Countless numbers of us from the Christian community have already lifted anchor and are sailing out of the harbor of our religious homeland, even though we may not know where we are heading or how […]
Sunday Worship – June 25, 2021
“The primary effect of Sunday worship is insertion into community. At least in my socio-economic class, persons are increasingly alone, eating at the microwave, commuting by oneself, watching one’s favorite programs alone on one of the household TVs. I hear that bowling as a hobby continues strong, but that membership in bowling clubs is down. […]
