I've been on a quest to live--and write about--loving God with all my heart, mind, soul, and strength. Yesterday I sent to my editor friend a revised section on strength. She discovered weaknesses in it. It didn't take long for me to realize (this is a pattern) that she had uncovered a fresh, hungry …
Faith child
The faith of a little child not only enables us to join the kingdom family of God, it also continues to guide us as we progress. Jesus's teachings and interactions on this theme are marked by a wonderful simplicity. And the variety of these teachings touches on several concepts that are part of the …
Sean finds God
A 21-year-old computer whiz embraced the concept of the wonderfulness within, but rejected the idea of the spirit of God within--until two weeks ago. How did philosophy help? Watch the 9-minute video or listen to the podcast episode. For the video, I simplified the philosophy so much it's …
The planet and step one
The Jellinek Curve symbolizes and describes a process of alcoholism starting innocently and gradually getting into trouble, with increasing evidence of being seriously off track, until one spins around in chaos at the bottom of the curve, perhaps having been thrown out of one’s house and fired from …
Loving God in simplicity
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 …
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 …
