You’ve heard the question. Perhaps you’ve asked it. “If God is all good, then why did this happen?” Yes, there’s lots of senseless tragedy in life. That’s a reality with which many people struggle. In this video, I share how I understand my belief in a Deity that is loving… Read More »If God is Good, Why Did It Happen?
Keeping vigil: it’s like mindfulness and it’s like meditation. But when keeping a vigil, we wait for something. Our attention has a different kind of focus than in mindfulness and meditation. Today, I’m sharing my experience of keeping vigil during a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park. Each day was… Read More »Keeping Vigil: Waiting for Goodness in Life
Appreciating life in the here and now can be a challenge for many of us. Often, we focus on what went wrong in the past and miss happiness in the present. Or we worry about the future, attempting to control what happens, again failing to experience the wonder of life… Read More »Past Resentment and Future Worries: Finding the Strawberry
“I thank you for all that is good, for my creation and my humanity…” “I forget that I am your home. Spirit of God, dwell in me.” “Be present, Spirit of God, within me, your dwelling place and home…” These three lines are taken from A New Zealand Prayer Book’s… Read More »Toward a Positive Theology of Human Sexuality
I’m convinced that the Christian understanding of all things related to human sexuality has been fundamentally and possibly fatally flawed for over 1500 years. While the Bible itself is not preoccupied with human sexual proclivities, it didn’t take long for the Christian church to embrace pleasure-hating theologies aimed at controlling… Read More »Time to End Sex-Negative Theologies
It was a beautiful old church. The dark wood reflected the colors streaming in through the bright stained glass windows. Perhaps thirty of us gathered for this Sunday morning service. The church could probably seat about 450 people. Looking around, it seemed as though I was probably the youngest in… Read More »Redemption from Unhealthy Theology