Good and Truth
Four of them, actually. Read more
Which archetypal church do you belong to? Read more
How a childhood obsession with Star Wars laid the groundwork for my adult faith. Read more
In the last few weeks I’ve had opportunities to give chapel services at the Academy of the New Church and Bryn Athyn College of the New Church. At both schools I spoke on worry about the future (aka “care for the morrow”), and I read one of my favorite passages from Arcana Coelestia. Several people asked me afterward for the reference, so here’s that passage, in case anyone needs to read this today: “Care for the morrow” does not mean the care of procuring... Read more
Four words that have been used to justify untold cruelty. Read more
From traditional hymns to an alt-rock concept album, these are three of the spiritual recordings that move me most. Read more
God is responsible for my hard heart only in the sense that my wife is responsible for my stubborn insistence on clinging to a bad mood. Read more
You can't have religious freedom without the freedom to be an extremist. Read more
What is the purpose of faith? It is the same as God's purpose for everything in creation: a joining together in love. Read more
We moved without warning to the other side of the world almost a year ago. Our belongings have finally caught up to us. Read more
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