I preach and write a lot about looking at your own flaws and leaving other people alone. Nearly every time I do someone says to me, “But there comes a time when you have to stand up for yourself. You don’t want to be a wimp and let people walk all over you.” Of courseContinue reading “Do You Have the Guts to Be a Wimp?”
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Notes from Manresa, prt. 3
3:39 pm. Tired, but sleep is not coming. The noise of my fan seems like a violent insult over the thick blanket of silence in this place. Right now I cannot imagine three days of this. I just want something – anything – to do. I want to go home. 4:08 pm. Feels like detox. Continue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 3”
But the Bible says…
People should be extremely careful before using “but the Bible says” as a way to defend their own behaviors or condemn those of others. Here are some hilarious questions that taking the Bible literally could raise. 1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboringContinue reading “But the Bible says…”
The Endless Machinations of Ego
I think Richard Rohr is one of the best writers and teachers of Christian spirituality on the scene at this time. He sent out a meditation today which, in my opinion, is his best encapsulation of the endless schemes and machinations of ego. Spirituality is never more dangerous than when it is used to furnishContinue reading “The Endless Machinations of Ego”
A Body of Broken Bones, prt. 1
Sticks and stones may break my bones, a photo by Joe Doe 2010 on Flickr. All over the face of the earth the avarice and lust of men and women breed unceasing divisions among them, and the wounds that tear them from union with one another widen and open out into huge wars. Murder, massacres,Continue reading “A Body of Broken Bones, prt. 1”
The Church Stinks…
From an email I sent to my church today… In the last few weeks I have done a lot of thinking about the church. Not merely this church, but the whole North American church. I have come to some realizations more clearly than ever before and I’m going to tell you what they are, but pleaseContinue reading “The Church Stinks…”
A call to read less of the Bible
Many Christian people don’t worship God, they worship the Bible. I assume the same is true of other sacred books such as the Koran, the Torah, and the Bagavhad Gita, although it wouldn’t HAVE to be this way. A particular set of circumstances have risen up in the US to bring about this result. ButContinue reading “A call to read less of the Bible”
Notes from Manresa, prt. 1
This past weekend I went on a 3 day prayer retreat at Manresa Jesuit Retreat House in Bloomfield Hills. [Short pause for those who are already prepared to dismiss everything I have to say because of my association with the Jesuits – and thereby with mysticism. You are free to go. Please wait in theContinue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 1”
25 Random Things About Me
Okay, I’m cheating on this post, as it comes off my Facebook account. But hey, I still wrote it. I imagine some of these items will become topics for future posts.
Embracing Powerlessness, prt. 2
In my previous post I tried to clearly show that the path to peace is to embrace powerlessness. I showed that we have very little power over most of the things we care most deeply about. The question is how do we actually embrace powerlessness? The answer is as common as it is profound: byContinue reading “Embracing Powerlessness, prt. 2”
Temp Arbor 