Category Archives: religion

The problem with the church is me

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

If you are part of the “institutional” church, as I am, it’s hard not to feel defensive these days.  The church seems to be under constant criticism, if not outright assault.  This is nothing new, I suppose, but what once … Continue reading →

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If I had time to write about movies, I’d write about “Higher Ground” and “The Tree of Life”

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

But I have no time.  Again!  It’s very frustrating.  Makes me want to swear in Chinese (I’ve been rewatching Firefly lately).  It’s so rare to find a movie that gives real weight to spiritual questions and is a truly great … Continue reading →

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It’s never too late to be sorry

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Consider this, from Harold Camping: ….We must…openly acknowledge that we have no new evidence pointing to another date for the end of the world. Though many dates are circulating, Family Radio has no interest in even considering another date. God … Continue reading →

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Repost from Jesus Creed: “So we cancelled it all…”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

I saw this video posted at Jesus Creed yesterday and I just can’t get it off my mind.  The video is a product of the Episcopal Story Project.  It’s like a Rorschach test, I guess, because the reactions in the … Continue reading →

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Standing with the Catholic Bishops on Religous Freedom

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Please tell me that you are paying attention to what is happening right now between the Catholic Church and the Obama Administration.  I have to be honest in saying that I have too many work commitments to do justice to … Continue reading →

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In the name of love, should we just keep quiet?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

A “gift” of teaching, a gift of pastor and a gift of apostleship as church planter. And now is being shown the unknown. A convergence? Or a man who has discovered that he isn’t just a pastors (sic) or a … Continue reading →

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For Christmas Morning: Victory

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

Maybe my favorite Christmas poem, by Elizabeth Jennings. Victory Down to that littleness, down to all that Crying and hunger, all that tiny flesh And flickering spirit – down the great stars fall, Here the great kings bow. Here the … Continue reading →

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The War on Christmas (no, not that one)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time…as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one … Continue reading →

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Another Mary Meditation: Love

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Today we used the second of the monologues I wrote for our Advent services.  My sig. file (back in the days when I had a sig file) was a quote from Dostoyevsky:  “Active love is labor and fortitude.”  That quote … Continue reading →

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On women reading the Bible

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

I thought about leaving this topic alone.  All day yesterday, as I saw the subject popping up on one site after another, I deliberately kept away from this blog; didn’t allow myself to start drafting a response in my head.  … Continue reading →

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