Do Not Love the Dream – Nov. 4, 2020
“The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.” ―Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together
Everything Has a Deep Dream – July 27, 2020
I’ve spent many years learninghow to fix life, only to discoverat the end of the daythat life is not broken There is a hidden seed of greater wholenessin everyone and everything.We serve life bestwhen we water itand befriend it.When we listen before we act. In befriending life,we do not make things happenaccording to our own […]
Dreaming of Angels
For those of us who follow the traditional Christian year, it’s still Christmas until Epiphany comes next week with the arrival of the Magi. But today’s Gospel story* seems to come out of order— the Magi have already come and gone, leaving danger behind along with their peculiar baby gifts. On the strength of a […]
Idealism – Sept. 9, 2019
In light of the gospel reflection this week, my selections all come from Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People, edited by Charles E. Moore (Plough Publishing House, 2016). -Marjory Z. Bankson, Seekers Church “Every human wish dream that is injected into the Christian community is a hindrance to genuine community and […]
