Identity Questions
Who am I really? Who are you? Who is Jesus? And what is the growing edge of truth in responding to these questions? What is the meaning, the value of asking and responding to these questions? I well remember Gordon Cosby’s stories about various responses people make to Jesus’ question in Mark: “Who do you […]
Religion, and Us, Gone Astray
Here we go again. The Pharisees and scribes are confronting the young rebel Jesus because his disciples are not following all the traditional rituals of their religion (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23). The implication is then that they are going against God. Never mind the overwhelming observation that everything Jesus is about and is shepherding his […]
The I of the Storm
The storm outside my home is rattling the windows and flooding the foundation. Fortunately, the windows are tightly fitted and there is a drain in the concrete floor of the house. Yet inside myself there is a storm that distresses me day after day. There is not enough time to accomplish my tasks well. There […]
June 20, 2018
“Often, as we conclude a retreat at Dayspring, someone will say: This has been powerful. I hope I can hold onto it back in the real world.” But the “real world” is not the one to which we are going. We return to the “unreal” world where the culture is distorted and trapped in pretense. […]
