It Ends as It Begins “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. [1] In our human experience we often obsess over beginnings and endings. It is our way of making something easier to quantify or understand. Beginnings and endings, … Continue reading It Ends as It Begins
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The Beginning
The Beginning In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth...[1] In the creation story most familiar to me, that of Genesis, God takes a single whole (the earth was a formless void) and divides it into parts. First was the division of light from dark (1:3). Next was the separation of the … Continue reading The Beginning
Absolutely Relative, Part 2
Absolutely Relative, Part 2 Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. Marcus Aurelius[1] Our family spent one spring break in the San Francisco area. One of our stops was the Winchester House in San Jose. This large mansion – 500 rooms by some counts … Continue reading Absolutely Relative, Part 2
Absolutely Relative
Absolutely Relative Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. Marcus Aurelius[1] Long ago I was taught that absolute zero – the coldest possible temperature – was 0° Kelvin, which is about -273° Celsius or -460° Fahrenheit. Likewise, the fastest possible speed any object could … Continue reading Absolutely Relative
Rethinking Christmas, Part 3
Rethinking Christmas, Part 3 And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Luke 6:19 Last week I wrote that although Jesus saves us from our sins, we are not necessarily saved from the earthly consequences of our actions. We are saved from … Continue reading Rethinking Christmas, Part 3
Contemplative Christmas
Wednesday, January 1 The Seventh Day Reading: “So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work…done in creation.” [1] Reflection: The seventh day of creation symbolizes a day of rest from one’s labors, as opposed to a day of completion. The cycles of creation, life, and … Continue reading Contemplative Christmas
Rethinking Christmas, Part 2
Rethinking Christmas, Part 2 At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by sin and by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to God…which is inaccessible to the…brutalities of our own will.[1] It is easy to adopt an outward focus at Christmas. … Continue reading Rethinking Christmas, Part 2
Rethinking Christmas
Rethinking Christmas Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these… John 14:12 Christmas is a celebration of the Christ. It is also a celebration of the birth of Jesus. And while the two are One, … Continue reading Rethinking Christmas
Eternal Life, Part 5
Eternal Life, Part 5 Do not store up for yourself treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your … Continue reading Eternal Life, Part 5
Eternal Life, Part 4
Eternal Life, Part 4 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to (have eternal life), go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have your treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” Matthew 19:21 I once heard that sharks must be in constant motion or they will die. While … Continue reading Eternal Life, Part 4
Contemplating Grace 