Holy Yogi Jesus was a Walrus. And so are you.

April 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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I recently stayed awake all night pondering Jesus’ farewell address, especially his prayer to God on behalf of the rest of humanity, in John chapter 17. I’ve been reading it with fresh eyes and my. mind. has. blown. …“Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you … [Read more...]

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Firma-meant to Love: A Poem for Earth Day

April 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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in the beginning, God created the world, and God said it was good and it is good. i mean really good!from the tiniest grain of sand on a beach in the bahamasto that massive hulk of a rock that we call everest,from the smallest amoeba to the largest leviathan that lurks in the depths of the sea—"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He … [Read more...]

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An Insurrection of a Resurrection: a progressive Christian Easter Message

April 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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It’s been said that this world is a tough place to live.And parts of it certainly are. Places like Antarctica with it’s frigid cold; the top of mountains with their thin air; deserts with their lack of water and vegetation; the oceans with their tidal waves, hurricanes, etc. – places like these are pretty inhospitable to human life.But it’s not just these sorts of extreme places that are hard to live in. The regular parts of the world are tough too. We learn this as children. We start lea … [Read more...]

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A Kinder, Gentler, more Grown-up Easter.

April 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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In yo face Devil! Take that forces of evil! Look whose laughing now! Ding Dong the witch is dead! We fart in your general direction! Sike!… Such has become the way that many of the world’s Christians have come to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. We’ve allowed the ways of the world to infuse our beliefs and we end up fighting fire with fire. Employing the world’s ways against it.Once our religion became the official religion of the Roman empire, followers of the non-violent Jesus … [Read more...]

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Handling the Haters: Tips for those who write blogs & those who read them.

April 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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You've just read a terrific blog or news-story from one of your favorite writers - perhaps it's even one that you wrote. You're basking in the glow of someone's creativity. You've been blessed by their wit and humor. And you've allowed your mind to walk a mile in another person's moccasins to see the world as they see it. You're relishing in an insightful, fresh perspective. And you're sporting a knowing grin of satisfaction and delight having experienced a slice of the heights of our collective … [Read more...]

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Forgiveness that’s hard to Fathom.

April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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Holy, holy, holy. Beauty and blessing beyond my ability to comprehend. As a progressive Christian, embracing doubt is an essential part of my faith. It's integral to avoiding religion at its worst, at its most over-stated, and at its most dysfunctional. But there are bits of reality that come crashing into my healthy skepticism that leave me thinking ... "I guess there really is a God."This week marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of 100 days of bloody mayhem and genocide in … [Read more...]

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