Some days I can’t recite the Creed. Some days I can’t pray. Some days I can’t believe. We tend to think it all depends on us as an individual. I need to recite. I need to pray. I need to believe. I. I. […]
Tag: faith
It’s all hopeless, Thank God
There are no easy problems left to solve. Everything is so complicated with no clear way forward. Income inequality Climate change Hunger Poverty Human trafficking and those are just the first five I thought of. And I am convinced, we are all wrong about almost everything. All of us have a lot that we get wrong. […]
The Bible and Real Christians
What do we mean when we talk about the authority of Scripture? Sometimes progressive Christians are accused of not taking the Bible seriously or not being “biblical”. People tell me that the Bible is the word of God and so must be obeyed. And one cannot be a “good” Christian, or even a “real” Christian […]
Bird in Hand
“We’re all wrong and no one knows what they are doing.” I read this recently. I can’t remember where, for better or worse, it was probably Facebook. I also don’t remember who said it. But there is a lot of truth to it. Theology is a funny business. Often people think of theology as a […]
Ancient Words
Words are everywhere in our culture. Spoken, sung, written. On paper, in books, on blogs, Twitter, Facebook, podcasts, music downloads, and in formats I’m not even aware of. There are I suspect more words per person now than ever before. As a blogger, I have contributed more than my fair share, I know. And […]
Religious or Spiritual?
Are you religious or spiritual? It’s a common distinction people make these days. I hope you answered. “both”. We have a habit of viewing the world through an either/or lens. For us/against us, winner/looser, working mom/soccer mom, science/religion, conservative/liberal, blue state/red state. I’m sure you can think of more. In some ways it makes life […]
