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Originally posted on crossing the lines |tyler schwaller|:
[This is a letter I wrote to the bishop of the Iowa Conference of The United Methodist Church after a speech in which I talked of my faith as someone who is gay.…
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How did we get here?
Originally posted on We Your People, Ours the Journey:
Beloved friends and colleagues (Jamie Michaels and Cynthia Good) gift me with sackcloth and ashes in an act of repentance Thursday morning. Photo by Beth DiCoco, NEAC Communications The New England…
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After being away…
I have not posted here in several months. Packing and moving from an older house converted into two apartments into a large apartment house with 231 apartments, trying to get unpacked while simultaneously celebrating Christmas, and then being laid up … Continue reading
Inside the Fog
The Lord went in front of them in a pillar of cloud by day, to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light, so that they might travel by day and … Continue reading
Jim Taylor: Freedom of Religion Can Go Too Far
Jim writes: “When religious rights conflict with criminal laws, they contend, religious rights take priority. “I disagree…. “As an individual, [Canadian Prime Minister] Harper may attend any church he wants. He may practice his beliefs as rigorously as he wants. … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom of Religion, Jim Taylor, Stephen Harper
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Walking the Tightrope To Avoid Depression
I walk a tightrope between overwork and depression. As long as I maintain the balance, I have a great life! If I have too much stimulation I become exhausted, but if I don’t have enough I feel anxious. This problem … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Memoir, Women's History
Tagged anxiety, Boston University School of Theology, burn, carotid artery disease, chest pressure, client-centered therapy, depression, headaches, high blood pressure, hypertension, Lexapro, Librium, OCD, overwork, pastoral counseling, Robin Williams, shortness of breath, spiritual memoir, stigma, women’s issues
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Thoughts on Creation
Reflection on Chet Raymo, “Borne on a sea of vital dust,” The Boston Globe, June 9, 1997: You — Creator of the cosmic imperative toward chemical complexity, biological bounty, and vital variety; You — Poet of the litany of life, … Continue reading
Posted in Creation
Tagged Astronomy, Chet Raymo, Christian de Duve, creation, God, gut bacteria, Stardust, Vital Dust: Life as a Cosmic Imperative
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Refocus from Discouragement to God’s Resume
Questions on my author Facebook Fan Page this month were from folks who are discouraged with the evil all around us and/or discouraged with the bad name that Christians are getting so that others do not want to claim the … Continue reading
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Summer/Earth
Earth and work and heat and sex and growth and weeds and then: Out of the dirt made of earth and sweat, Out of the hope and trust and labor, Comes the harvest promised to those who live … Continue reading
How I Gave Up Water and Apples and Joined the Dance!
Matthew 28:16-20, John 14:18, 20, 26, John 15:4, 11 Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday, but it is often ignored or scarcely mentioned in many protestant churches. The Trinity is among my favorite mysteries, along with the Incarnation, Resurrection and Pentecost, … Continue reading
Posted in The Joy of God, Trinity
Tagged C.S. Lewis, choreography, dance, dancing, Donald G. Bloesch, Elizabeth A. Johnson, Hunting the Divine Fox: Images and Mystery in Christian Faith, John 14:18 and 20 and 26, John 15:4 and 11, Matthew 28:16-20, Mere Christianity, modalism, Partners in the Divine Dance of Our Three Person’d God, Perichoresis, Rembert G. Weakland, Robert Farrar Capon, shape-shifters, Shaun McCarty, Shirley Cunningham, St. Gregory of Nazianzus, The Struggle of Prayer, Trinity
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FIRE in my Heart 