After acknowledging the failure of an experiment in the last class meeting (falling across the finish line), I summarize a five-week class, “The Journey from Easter to Pentecost.” Then I distinguish garden-variety spiritual experience from the taste-and-see variety.
Composting, a process of transformation, a metaphor of a seven-step process of growth.
Follow the story literally or creatively adapt it to your spiritual interests. A little girl told her minister, “I don’t love Jesus.” It’s worth 5 minutes just to see the two unique images.
Struggle is a part of life on all levels. Here’s how to struggle beautifully.
Love without its simplicity is not love. 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 the simplicity of love.
When Jesus healed ten men who had leprosy, they all took off joyously, but one of them turned around, came back to Jesus and gave thanks and worship. Join the Tenth Leper Club.
A divine commandment expresses faith in what you can do and be, orients your life, alerts you to the fact that the rewards of following are better than the consequences of rejecting, and promises support every step of the way.
Does your life feel over-medicalized? Here are three ideas to help.
