Timeless Wonder
“Is it possible to have a call – a wake-up experience – at a very young age?” The question came in the chat box on a Zoom retreat that I was leading. “Yes,” I said, “I think children do have these experiences, but usually don’t have language for them.” And I went on with my […]
Hearing the Truth
It started off so well.* Jesus was back in Nazareth not long after beginning his ministry, and was warmly received in his hometown synagogue: “All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips.” And then, in a matter of minutes, everything changed. The adoring crowd became an […]
Children of Love – Jan. 21, 2022
“Core to what I believe about the message of Jesus, the life of Jesus, everything we know about Jesus, is that people matter most. How could his words be understood to say anything else? Love is the connection between God and God’s creation. To believe in God is to believe we are the children of […]
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 […]
