My definition of “faith” (in a spiritual/religious sense), has been evolving for as long as I can remember. In some ways I hesitate to even speculate on a definition because this sort of implies permanence on a certain level. But nevertheless, I’m feeling particularly lead to reinterpret and flesh out how I think about the…
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Oil, Sackcloth and Ashes
I am so grieved by the oil spill in the gulf that I honestly don’t know what to say. We should all cover ourselves in sackcloth and ashes and pray for forgiveness for what we’ve done to creation–our home.
Faith Seeking Understanding
I’m finally reading Catherine Keller’s book On The Mystery: Discerning Divinity in Process. It’s one that I’ve been wanting to read for a while and I am so glad that I have finally gotten to it. It is truly a beautiful work. I particularly liked this passage which gives a lovely definition of theology (page…
I don’t explain–I explore
“I don’t explain—I explore” –Marshall McLuhan It’s true. I’m still thinking about the LOST finale after almost a week. The more I reflect on it and the more I hear other people reflect on the story of LOST, the more I’m convinced of how much it can help people approach a better understanding of the…
My Interpretation of the LOST Finale
I searched for the root meaning of the word “Religion” and found what I knew I would find: Might we consider ‘re’ + ‘ligare’ (Latin) so to imply that the essence and most noble purpose for any religion is “To reconnect”, such a reunion repairing the illusion of separation, of being torn from the whole,…
Two Conceptions of Power
Robert Mesle describes what Bernard Loomer thinks about unilateral power: In a unilateral model, the burdens of inequality are borne most heavily by those who are weaker: “The natural and inevitable inequalities among individuals and groups become the means where by the estrangements in life become wider and deeper. The rich become richer, and the…
LOST Finale: A Few Thoughts
I didn’t watch the first two seasons of LOST. After not being able to stand the perpetual buzz any longer and finally succumbing to relentless coercion from a good friend, I watched the first two seasons in one weekend. My level of captivation since then has been close to fanatical. As I’m sure all of…
‘Consumed in Grace’ and Theopoetics
Last night I gave a [very] brief introduction to Theopoetics and led a discussion at Valley Mosaic. This was one of the poems I shared in hopes that it would help people gain a better understanding of how to think, write and communicate in a theopoetic manner. Consumed in Grace by Saint Catherine of Siena…
Exploring, Observing and Seeing
It is a matter of how you begin: if you begin with theory, then one way or another your research winds up geared to making the case for or against the truth of the theory. Begin with theory, you begin with the answer; begin with observation, you begin with questions. A theory always turns into…
Flash Crash, 401ks and Friendships
I woke up this morning and heard about the “flash crash” and more news on the ongoing financial troubles in Europe (specifically Greece), and couldn’t help but think of the Bible and Shane Claiborne’s commentary on one particular part of Revelation. …read about the fall of Babylon. “Oh, here’s Babylon, she’s fallen, and the merchants…