The Priesthood of All Believers
/This is a mystical idea, really - that God’s presence with us in our suffering, vulnerability and pain shows us the way to new life - not just as individuals, but as a whole world.
Read MoreThis is a mystical idea, really - that God’s presence with us in our suffering, vulnerability and pain shows us the way to new life - not just as individuals, but as a whole world.
Read MoreI wondered, as a child, why people in medicine used a snake on a pole as their symbol.
Read MoreLent is the season in which we are most aware of God’s own suffering - both for us and with us.
Read MoreHow does he even think that one can become all things to all people? And why would anyone except a raging narcissist want to?
Read MorePaul’s words seem rather Buddhist in their recommendation to ‘let go’ of the things that tether us to earth.
Read MoreWith open hearts and minds to both wisdom and change, we can be a gift to one another, no matter what our points of view.
Read MoreSometimes people think Mary is the highest example of faith because she was able to truly believe things that are practically unbelievable.
Read MoreWe hear John’s words repeatedly every year in Advent, and so perhaps we are not always hearing them anymore.
Read MoreWhat do you do with all the strange imagery in the Bible of heaven and earth, of eternal rewards (or punishments) and of Christ as cosmic ruler?
Read MoreIn our western post-enlightenment culture, we spend most of our energy thinking about things.
Read MoreI’ve come to think of being ‘nice’ as really thin gruel as a spiritual goal.
Read MoreMy initial reaction upon sitting down to read this passage and write this blog was one of relief that the bishop is taking care of the preaching this Sunday
Read MoreSometimes it is a delight to discover a forgotten treasure, but mostly you ask yourself, “Why do I still have this thing?”
Read MoreWe all have earthly authority in one way or another - at church, at our jobs, in our family, out in our community. We can be in charge of many different things in this life. Even a child is in charge of cleaning their own room.
Read MoreThis is the simplest of teachings. Love your neighbor as yourself. And yet, it often turns out to be one of the most complicated practices.
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