Posted in God on May 16th, 2009 6 Comments »
Now and then, I get an email that asks a particular question that I get asked quite often, although it does show up in slightly different forms. The question comes down to this: “Ok, so what do you think God is?” I suspect most of the time I can hear an unspoken phrase at the [...]
Posted in God on Mar 31st, 2009 9 Comments »
Sri Neem Karoli Baba, known affectionately as Maharajji to followers, was quite a presence. You may not know his name, but many readers will know some of his followers — Ram Das, author of the classic Be Here Now, and Krishna Das, whose recording of chants are easily searched for on Youtube.com and remains one [...]
Posted in God, faith, jesus on Mar 24th, 2008 5 Comments »
Easter is over, although, in a very real sense, it’s never over. The miracle behind it is ongoing and profound, and occasionally peeks out at us, hoping to be seen.
I’m not at all sure that if you put a video camera outside the tomb where Jesus was buried the story told in the New [...]
Posted in God on Feb 15th, 2008 8 Comments »
According to much of what one might read in the Bible, the Voice of God is about as subtle as a sledgehammer. The most celebrated example is that of Saul, who, having persecuted followers of Jesus, was traveling when he was knocked for a loop, being blind for several days. Other examples include the burning [...]
Posted in God, faith on Jan 23rd, 2008 9 Comments »
God knows, I could be wrong.
It strikes me as odd that we, each of us, can be mistaken about the weather, about which direction to turn to get to a spot across town, about how we play the stock market, about any number of things, but we can be dead certain about religion and about [...]
Posted in God, faith on Jan 16th, 2008 5 Comments »
I was looking at my Google Earth, which I recommend for anyone who is casting about for a way to entertainingly kill a bit of time. For those who are unaware of what Google Earth actually is, it is a map which will show you satellite pictures of virtually any location in the world.
For instance, [...]
Posted in God on Jan 1st, 2008 9 Comments »
Written by Steve Sensenig
n the spirit of that great theologian, Jeff Foxworthy, I present to you some rambling thoughts in my head, all completed by the phrase “you might be misrepresenting God”…
If your message is not filled with hope, you might be misrepresenting God.
If you tell people that they need to come to you to [...]
Posted in God on Nov 28th, 2007 2 Comments »
From a fascinating spiritual figure, Sadhu Sundar Singh on whom more information is available on Wikipedia.
God never discourages a seeker by judging his or her beliefs to be wrong. Rather, God allows each person to recognize spiritual error or truth by degrees. The story is told of a poor grass cutter who found a beautiful [...]
Posted in God, christian mystic, faith on Nov 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’m sure some people out there still remember the blow-up toys of childhood — I think mine was a version of Bozo the Clown — that you could punch and it would spring back up, smiling, happy for another sock on the jaw.
It accomplished that small feat by having a weight in it’s base that [...]
Posted in God, faith, jesus on Nov 23rd, 2007 7 Comments »
Brian McLaren recounts a story by Athanasius, a sharp guy from the 4th Century, that’s worth pondering. It comes from McLaren’s work a Generous Or+hodoxy.
“Once upon a time there was a good and kind king who had a great kingdom with many cities. In one distant city, people took advantage of the freedom the king [...]
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