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Belief and unbelief
When I read about others’ doubts, sometimes I feel totally out of step with my cohorts (literally persons of same generation, time period). For me the ball game is: is God real? If God is real, then God can do … Continue reading
It’s the same old, same old story. Really?
A Sermon for Passion Sunday Exodus 1-15, Mark 14-15 The story I have to tell you today is old—an old, old story. I bet you know it in your bones. Most of us learned it from Mom or Dad, … Continue reading
It’s not easy being green
Thanks to: PD photo.org Kermit the Frog sings here. “He makes me lie down in green pastures,” Psalms 23:2 (NRSV). As an adult, I’ve had to learn to walk twice. My spine is kinky, and I grow a lot of … Continue reading
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Between Man and Man
Reading Gerrman in English words Buber’s Between Man and Man. I read it out loud, then again. Clearly, still don’t get it. But it’s worth it. For example, he said of revelation: “We see the light of the meteor, but we … Continue reading
Miracle at I-95 and Chippenham Pkwy 1: Scared shitless
Left: Our Lady of the Burning Bush On a beautiful fall morning in 1991, I saw my burning bush. Although I’ve had several mountain top experiences, this is one-of-a-kind. Remembering it gives me joy. The Western white male scientific culture most of … Continue reading
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Buber Byte: what religion hides
And if there is nothing that can so hide the face of our fellow [woman and] man as morality can, religion can hide from us as nothing else can the face of God. Martin Buber, Between Man and Man, 1947
Praying to the Earth Goddess?
Our Lady of Guadalupe appearing to Juan Diego 2:09 a.m. A prayer journal No trumpets on street corners here. Just notes for a sort of science project. My father was converted from Catholicism, maybe as a young adult, I think. … Continue reading
Of prayers and paper clips
William Congdon, crucifix 64, 1973. webpage here. (I didn’t see permissions policy or copyright notice. I’ll be glad to abide by one if copyright holder lets me know.) I’m learning to pray using the Catholic Rosary as a “method”—the … Continue reading
Praying the Rosary 2
If you Google Protestant or Anglican rosary, you’ll find many good historic efforts to make the Rosary acceptable to non-Catholics. I spent just a few hours and came up with this biblical version. The hymns from Revelation 4 and 5 … Continue reading
Praying the Rosary
Some of my friends and colleagues in ministry will be sure I’ve gone off the deep end! Though I doubt many will notice, fewer will care. I said my first Rosary today. Yesterday I ordered from San Antonio a Mexican … Continue reading
