Frederick Buechner Alphabet of Grace Life itself can be thought of as an alphabet by which God graciously makes known his presence and purpose and power among us. Like the Hebrew alphabet, the alphabet of…
John Pavlovitz The White Privilege of Ignoring the News by John Pavlovitz https://johnpavlovitz.com/2020/06/23/the-white-privilege-of-ignoring-the-news/
Barbara Brown Taylor Sit Me Down I can respect almost anyone who admits to being human while reading a divine text. After that, we can talk—about why we highlight some teachings and ignore others, about how…
Uncategorized Self-Deception in the #PublishingPaidMe Marketplace by Sophfronia Scott https://www.ruminatemagazine.com/blogs/ruminate-blog/self-deception-in-the-publishingpaidme-marketplace
Marcus Borg Sometimes the Bible Is Wrong Because the awareness that the Bible is sometimes wrong has been so important in my own Christian journey and because I am convinced that this realization is important for all…
Barbara Brown Taylor I miss a lot The fact that we need so much help understanding what we are looking at is a lesson in itself. How often do we assume that we know what we are…
Kaitlin Curtice Releasing a Book During a Pandemic by Kaitlin Curtice https://kaitlincurtice.substack.com/p/soul-to-soul-newsletter-c05?r=1ewbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy
Marcus Borg “God is wholly other.” Initially seminary only deepened my doubt. There I learned two things about God that exacerbated the problem. On the one hand, much of what I heard reinforced my notion that…
Kathleen Norris Eve Alone, in the Garden of Eden It’s easy to feel like a whore in here. Fisherman, potato farmers go in and out and the plumbing whistles all night. The venetian blind falls down, the kitchen drain…
Diana Butler Bass The language of mysticism and spiritual experience The language of mysticism and spiritual experience cuts a wide swath through the world’s religious traditions, and it presents an alternative theology, that of connection and intimacy. In Christian tradition,…
Kaitlin Curtice Potawatomi Christian author Kaitlin Curtice on finding herself and God in new book Curtice wasn’t expecting to release her book amid a pandemic, but she believes the book can speak into this moment in history. https://religionnews.com/2020/05/05/potawatomi-christian-author-kaitlin-curtice-on-finding-herself-and-finding-god-in-new-book-native/
Frederick Buechner Dreams No matter how prosaic, practical, and ploddingly unimaginative we may be, we have dreams like everybody else. All of us do. In them even the most down-to-earth and pedestrian of…
Barbara Brown Taylor Which is giving me a better picture? This sets up a weird tension between the small window of my classroom and the small window of my phone. Which is giving me a better picture of the real…
Marcus Borg Why be a Christian in the twenty-first century? From “Days of Awe and Wonder: How to Be a Christian in the 21st Century” by Marcus Borg - HarperOne A portion of the Foreword by Marianne Borg: Why be…
Diana Butler Bass Vertical Theology Here in the labyrinth, I struggle to find words to describe what I feel. Up on the mountaintop, I knew the language to describe God: majestic, transcendent, all-powerful, heavenly Father,…
Philip Yancey “Why?” by Philip Yancey That question comes up whenever tragedy strikes. We have no more definitive answer than Job got, when God appeared in person but evaded the question. We have…
Kathleen Norris “I can’t imagine why God would want me” The ancient word “oblate” proved instructive for me. Having no idea what it meant, I appreciated its rich history when I first looked it up in the dictionary. But I…
Brian McLaren God Was in the Wind by Brian McLaren https://brianmclaren.net/god-was-in-the-wind-a-poemwalking-meditation/
Madeleine L'Engle Terror in the Desert This was an extraordinary night, because there is terror in the desert. The man setting out with his wife and small son knew that it is not safe to cross…
Barbara Brown Taylor Christian Glasses Contrary to popular opinion, all religions are not alike. Their followers see the world in very distinct ways. Their understandings of the human condition proceed from different assumptions, leading them…
Philip Yancey Passover, Easter, and COVID-19 by Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/passover-easter-and-covid-19
