Category: Theological reflections

  • December 17, 2012
    The slaughter of the innocents in both Bethlehem and Newtown Connecticut are real pain even as we celebrate the birth…
  • May 23, 2012
    The counter-cultural message of the Christian faith is that a critical part of salvation is in discovering our true self…
  • May 15, 2012
    Narcissism is a term that is increasingly used to describe one's excessive focus on one's self. We speak of a…
  • December 9, 2011
    Pick out five biblical characters, at least two from the Hebrew Scriptures and do not choose Jesus but some others…
  • December 8, 2011
    Yesterday we spoke of eschatology or viewing things from the perspective of how it will all end. I used the…
  • December 7, 2011
    Yesterday I asked you to think about whether you thought God had a purpose for creation and whether you believed…
  • December 6, 2011
    If, as I said yesterday, spirituality is based on the assumption that God's Spirit is actively and purposely involved in…
  • December 5, 2011
    Someone recently asked me for a definition of spirituality. Here is what I came up with. Spirituality is the belief…
  • December 2, 2011
    I remember reading a book in college that suggested that the Greek civilization came up to the brink of a…
  • November 7, 2011
    When you read the various arguments that are being spoken and published with respect to the hot issues that are…