Author: Greg Hildenbrand
I am a contemplative spiritual director, author, and a leader of contemporary and blended worship at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence, Kansas. I am a happily married father of two awesome, adult children. I write a blog, Life Notes, every week and have published numerous books and music CDs, all of which are available on my website and other typical outlets. I enjoy writing, both music and text, and exploring and experiencing where spirit meets matter, in both seen and unseen ways.
The Perplexities of Consciousness
The Perplexities of Consciousness "I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness."[1] Max Planck What is consciousness? Where does it originate? Where does it exist? What is the relationship between consciousness, the mind, … Continue reading The Perplexities of Consciousness
Podcast of “Blessedness and Woe, Reprise”
Blessedness and Woe, Reprise
Blessedness and Woe, Reprise Blessed are you…; and woe to you… If there is an overriding lesson in the Beatitudes, found in Matthew 5, and in the Blessings and Woes, found in Luke 6, it is that life is full of blessings. And life is full of woes, at least from an emotional point of … Continue reading Blessedness and Woe, Reprise
Podcast of “The Woes, Part 2”
The Woes, Part 2
The Woes, Part 2 “Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry.”[1] “Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will weep and mourn.”[2] These passages are the second and third of the four Woes found in the sixth chapter of Luke. At first glance they seem to indicate that … Continue reading The Woes, Part 2
Podcast of “The Woes”
The Woes
The Woes “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.”[1] The “Woes” are the last four of the eight Blessings and Woes found in the sixth chapter of Luke. They differ in focus from the four Blessings and Woes that precede them, as well as from the nine Beatitudes found … Continue reading The Woes
Podcast of “Blessed are the Persecuted, Part 2”
Blessed are the Persecuted, Part 2
Blessed are the Persecuted, Part 2 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”[1] This is the … Continue reading Blessed are the Persecuted, Part 2
Contemplating Grace 