Theological Rants, Musings on the Mystical, and Wonderings about Stuff
Faith is a wonderful thing. Believing in God, in Jesus, and having a sense of belonging and being loved is a wonderful thing. Being a part of a church community can be a wonderful thing. Yet there is the risk and danger of being lured to a place of expectation and assumptions of what it means to be a person of faith. There are multiple expectations and assumptions that we layer on ourselves and others and that can become suffocating in our walk with God.
Read MoreIt is one thing to say that being a Christian means being a nice person and trying to live with a certain set of values and ideals, but what if we look at the center of the Christian faith, the resurrection, and to consider how the resurrection impacts those morals, values, and the very ways that we live. We are not just called to be good people, but to be people who see the world differently, to see the world with a potential for redemption because of the resurrection.
Read MoreWhen we encounter death and we haven’t been talking or engaging in that reality the pain can be at a level that is traumatic and debilitating. The hope is that by talking and being comfortable with the reality when we do engage with the reality of loss it will not be so damaging to the wholeness of our lives. And then we are in a place where we can name the presence of God in that loss that can be positive and helpful.
Read MoreFrom easy weather to finding food late at night to revenge; what do we do with our anger and our rage over things small and stupid and over things that are real?
Read MoreWe schedule vacations, we claim to have day offs, but do we really get rest? Not just sleep, but the kind of rest where you regain balance with your own life, your relationships, and with your faith.
Read MoreGood conversations are important to have. It is a precious thing to have that space to get deep with someone, have a long-form conversation, to be honest, be pushed and to push back.
Read MoreIt is one thing to commit to a belief without any question, to blindly accept the tenets of a religious community. Some may say that such a level of belief takes a certain amount of courage. But to let go, to breath out God and to live as if there is no God or divine presence at all takes a different kind of courage. It is living in an isolation that might be liberating for some and terrifying for others.
Read MoreWe get ahead, we succeed in life because of a number of different factors - race, social class, wealth, etc. It is important for us to be aware of the ways in which those factors may help or inhibit one's ability to live and to live well.
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