Category: Life Notes

The Hero’s Journey, Part 2 We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.[1] The typical cycle for the Hero’s Journey, as I described last week, is an invitation, initiation, transformation, and return or resurrection. Such … Continue reading The Hero’s Journey, Part 2

The Hero’s Journey We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.[1] I first learned about The Hero’s Journey through references to the writings of Joseph Campbell, a 20th century literature professor specializing in comparative mythology … Continue reading The Hero’s Journey

The Word, Part 4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…All things came into being through (the Word). What came into being through (the Word) was life, and the life was the light of all people. No one has ever seen God. It is (the … Continue reading The Word, Part 4

The Word, Part 3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…All things came into being through (the Word). What came into being through (the Word) was life, and the life was the light of all people. No one has ever seen God. It is (the … Continue reading The Word, Part 3

The Word, Part 2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…All things came into being through (the Word). What came into being through (the Word) was life, and the life was the light of all people. No one has ever seen God. It is (the … Continue reading The Word, Part 2

The Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…All things came into being through (the Word). What came into being through (the Word) was life, and the life was the light of all people. No one has ever seen God. It is (the Word) who … Continue reading The Word

The Eucharist, Part 3 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life...for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them.[1] It seems to me that the key to experiencing the Eucharist or … Continue reading The Eucharist, Part 3

The Eucharist, Part 2 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life...for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them.[1] It seems most Christian churches, whether Catholic or Protestant, have taken what … Continue reading The Eucharist, Part 2

The Eucharist Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life...for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them.[1] In traditional Roman Catholic masses, the pinnacle of the service is the celebration of … Continue reading The Eucharist

Author's note: I am on a six-week sabbatical from writing new Life Notes as I reset and renew following the recent passing of my wife. I will republish the most frequently downloaded Life Notes from the past few years until I return. Sin is Separation My little children, I am writing these things to you … Continue reading Sin is Separation