Contemplating Grace

The Hero’s Journey, Part 3 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] It is difficult to identify the events in Jesus’ life leading up to the initial stage of the Hero’s Journey that ultimately … Continue reading The Hero’s Journey, Part 3

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