Category Archives: Spirituality

Daily Teaching for Tuesday, June 4th

Wing nut arch-conservative David Barton has decided that drinking Starbucks is anti-Christian. I have two things to say. The first is that I am pretty convinced Jesus couldn’t care less about your coffee. The second is that I am absolutely … Continue reading

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Baptism photo!

A photo from last Saturday’s Baptism of Riley Stouff and his mother, Karrie!  

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Why Worship?

To be completely candid, I haven’t got the first clue. I know why we used to worship – we worshipped to appease an angry God beyond the clouds who had some pretty out of control ego needs. Then, way back … Continue reading

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The Buddhist Christian: Classism in Western Spirituality

Check out my latest on The Buddhist Christian! The Buddhist Christian: Classism in Western Spirituality.

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Tragedy in Oklahoma

Reblogged from The Universal Anglican Church: The thoughts and prayers of The Universal Anglican Church are with the people of Oklahoma and all those impacted by the tornadoes of the past few days. Our hearts go out to the injured, … Continue reading

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Credo, a First Draft

I believe in God,Present from the beginning,Beyond defining but within understanding,Spirit not embodied,Without gender,Responsive not autocratic,Without ego or it’s needs,Creating not destroying,Accepting not judging,Prodding not compelling,Liberating not confining,Uniting not dividing,Loving all without exception,Life giving not life denying,Universal not tribal,Existing in … Continue reading

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Exercises in Irrelevance and Hypocrisy

Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley is “boycotting” the Boston College graduation ceremony because the speaker will be Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who is trying to get legislation passed to allow abortion to save a mother’s life. Ireland has some of … Continue reading

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Daily teaching for Sunday, May 5th

We tend to focus on the things that are different about other people rather than our commonalities. It’s no wonder we can’t seem to get along – we choose tribal thought and divisiveness from the moment we meet.

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Daily Teaching for Saturday, May 4th

Human beings need community. One of the problems with some newer forms of spirituality is that there is little or no emphasis placed on the need for relationship with others on a similar path. One of the problems with traditional … Continue reading

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Daily Teaching for Saturday, May 4th

Human beings need community. One of the problems with some newer forms of spirituality is that there is little or no emphasis placed on the need for relationship with others on a similar path. One of the problems with traditional … Continue reading

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