10.21.2018 Talia Raymond Jacob, perhaps the Bible’s first gender non-conformist: This is most evident in the comparisons made between he and his brother, Esau. Esau is hairy, Jacob is smooth; Esau is favored by his father, Jacob by his mother. …
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Getting to preach here is always a joy. I love preaching. I love coming before you and sharing my faith stories. It’s also true that it takes a little stretching and loosening up to get back into the groove of …
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Getting to preach here is always a joy. I love preaching. I love coming before you and sharing my faith stories. It’s also true that it takes a little stretching and loosening up to get back into the groove of …
Continue readingThis past Friday, September 21 marked the observance of the international day of peace. Throughout the world, including here, community groups, religious bodies, and individuals with hearts yearning for something they would name as peace, gathered for various forms of …
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I began dancing in church when I was eight years old, and as a child it always seemed like a normal and correct way to be present in worship. It was not until I was in high school that I …
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The Meaning of Life/A Life of Meaning I was inspired by a book I came across last spring called, “Shop Class as Soul Craft.” The author of the book left a very lucrative career in finance to open a …
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Nearly all religions or philosophies repeat their mantras to invite an openness or healing. To experience Spirit at least in part includes words. If the following words speak to you or for you in some meaningful way of a spiritual …
Continue readingI don’t know where you fall on the spectrum of comfort with the idea of evangelism, but I can make a pretty good guess. If we were to interpret evangelism as I assume most of us would, as the desire …
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Before Rubeus Hagrid arrives on the hut on the rock and informs Harry that he is a wizard, destined to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter spends 10 years of his life living in a literal closet, …
Continue readingOkay, we’re among friends here, right, and I need you not to judge me for my taste, but years ago I used to love this fluffy TV show called “Fantasy Island.” Each week two guests flew to a mysterious tropical …
Continue readingAbout a year and a half ago, I attended a lecture by the New Testament scholar and historian of early Christianity, John Dominic Crossan. If you have ever sat near me during a lecture, you know that I am a …
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In 2000, I was a college student working as a part-time children’s ministry leader. There were two fourth grade boys in my Wed. afterschool group who did not want to do anything except play four-square and hide in the basement …
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