NOT A CRUMMY DEAL
Tonight at sundown begins what the Jews celebrate as Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (Leviticus 23:23-25). One of the customs at this time is […]
Journals
FAITH METER
I keep seeing all these different gizmos that read our heart rate, blood sugar, blood pressure, temperature, the steps we take… etc. They are usually […]
PRACTICE THE PRESENCE OF BEAUTY
When the great eco-theologian Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was quite old, he was asked what he wanted to tell the generations coming behind him. He said: “Above […]
THE WAY OF REASONING
Inductive reasoning is a bottom-up approach, while deductive reasoning is top-down. Inductive reasoning takes you from the specific inferences to the general, while in deductive […]
THE WAY OF THE RIVER
Wendell Berry, Farmer and writer on the persistence of rivers: “To a river, as to any natural force, an obstruction is merely an opportunity. For the […]
BUGS ALA CARTE
John the Baptist’s lifestyle was in stark contrast to many of the religious leaders of Jerusalem who lived in relative ease and luxury. While his […]
CHURCHANITY AND CHRISTIANITY
Churchianity: Any practices of religion that place a larger emphasis on the habits of church life or the institutional traditions of the church than on […]
GAZING AND DREAMING
I often find myself gazing at various things intently to try and see them more carefully and completely. I don’t mean just staring, but gazing. […]
JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME
Paul, an apostle wrote, “For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the […]