17 Oct, 2022
Here we continue my series on Going Beyond . This time we're not only going beyond Adam and Eve as a literal story, but also beyond all the negative effects that resulted from those who took it literally. We all know the story of Adam and Eve...
03 Oct, 2022
To move beyond our normal thinking about worship we first have to move backwards. Consider worship in ancient times for a moment, which is why I chose a Psalm 96:1-9 for today’s reading. Did you know that the book of Psalms were the liturgical...
26 Sep, 2022
This Sunday was our All-Music Service, so instead of a sermon I gave a brief introduction to the topic of Going Beyond Certainty and then read a few quotes from different authors. Certainty is comfortable. But when you really think about it,...
19 Sep, 2022
Mark Nepo tells a wonderful story about a boy named Robert who needed to clean out his fish tank. So, he filled the tub with water and put the fish in there while he scrubbed the film from the walls of their glass house. When he was done, he...
12 Sep, 2022
Once upon a time a student asked his spiritual teacher: “What is the path?” The wise teacher said: “Everyday life is the path.” “Can it be studied?” The teacher replied, “If you try to study, you will be far away from it.” Eleven years ago,...
06 Sep, 2022
We all work, sometimes we make money doing it, sometimes we don't. Sometimes we like it, sometimes we don't. Sometimes, if we're lucky, it is our vocation, often (I think in this world today) it isn't. Vocation is more of a calling, a passion...
29 Aug, 2022
So long as earth lasts Sowing and reaping, Cold and heat, Summer and winter, Day and night Will never cease. As Genesis 8:22 reminds us, so many things pass away, but the cycles of the seasons continue with or without us, and each season brings...
22 Aug, 2022
Spiritual writers suggest that Beauty does more than simply transform the soul and expand our consciousness, those results lead us somewhere… to the task of making the world a more beautiful place. Some speak of it as the admonition of Beauty...
15 Aug, 2022
Sometimes I come across a spiritual concept that appears to be true to me and yet is not addressed adequately, if at all in our scripture. Beauty is one of those concepts. Biblically, I broadened my search outside of our Inclusive Bible to the...
08 Aug, 2022
According to Merriam-Webster, b eauty is “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit.” Spiritually, I would suggest that it is more. When we see beauty,...