The commandment to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength has enough beautiful complexity in it to call for an integrating reflection on love in its simplicity. The 10:42 video and podcast episode represent an experiment in staying in the simplicity of loving God as I …
Hackathon divinity moments
A hackathon is a fast-paced, high-tech problem-solving “marathon” involving teams who compete. I recently experienced a spiritually-centered hackathon responding to various problems connected to the coronavirus pandemic. This video shared divinity breakthroughs in teamwork that I observed. Long …
Jesus, the master wheelwright
Civilization is a wagon train, and Jesus is the master wheelwright. A wheelwright is a person who makes or repairs wooden wheels. I am thinking of the covered wagons that were used used in North America during the 18th and 19th centuries. A wheelwright would use elm for the hub, oak for the …
Nutrition and output
Some species of birds nourish their young by swallowing, say, the fish they have caught, and then bringing it back up when the chick touches their beak in the right place. Regurgitation involves mixing something of ourselves with what we give out. Jesus said, "I am the bread of …
Tenth Leper Club
Today’s universal family event is a meeting of the Tenth Leper Club. After Jesus healed ten lepers, they all went joyously on their way, but one of them turned back, came to Jesus and gave thanks and worship. It’s so easy to enjoy a blessing, even appreciate a blessing, without adequately …
Justice: divine, destined, established, and evolving
Prelude. On May 31, 2020, in Silver Lake Village, Ohio, a vigil was held in honor of George Floyd. The organizer, religious leader Brad Jagger, communicated the expectation: no signs, no chanting; in other words, this was not a political event but a spiritual and religious gathering. And the …
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