Paul Tillich described God as the ground of being. I no longer think of God as “up there” somewhere. I think of God as “down here,” which I think — […]

The church. It’s been one of the most important interests of my life, and continues to be. And it doesn’t have to be Christianity; I’m very much taken with the […]

(first part written on Sunday, June 19, 2022) Jo, You shine Christ in my heart, our world, and all Creation.  I love because you have taught me what love is: […]

After Jesus, Before Christianity The book undoes the pretentious “master narrative” of how Christianity emerged. In place of the myth of an orderly apostolic Church fighting heretics, this fresh scholarship […]

The purpose of your life is determined by your willingness to move forward. We take those along who wish to see us become even more than we ever were, and […]

  John August died on March 6, 2020.  He was only 64 and had suffered from a rare cancer for two years.  Being one of the “great ones,” John’s life […]

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There are gaps in the mesh of the everyday world, and sometimes they open up and you fall through them into somewhere else. Somewhere Else runs at a different pace […]

My dear friend Ruthann sent the above question to me early this morning. What a great opportunity for meditation and pondering as we begin a new year. Here is my […]