So much Western Christianity assumes that this incident of eating the forbidden truth constitutes “the Fall” and the curse of “original sin.” It’s telling that elsewhere the Hebrew Scriptures never refer to this passage as an explanation of the origin of sin and evil in our world. Continue reading
There are historians who maintain that all the acts and orders of Adolph Hitler were technically legal. Through intimidation, extortion, and the threats and practice of torture and murder, Hitler secured the legal approval of the German parliament (the Reichstag) and the courts to do whatever he wanted with immunity…. Continue reading
Pleasure stemming from the art of savoring with joy and celebration is too often a stranger to us in a society trying to market happiness. Continue reading
(18 minutes) The gospel is the Christian narrative of God’s great revelation in Jesus of Nazareth. This Christian story is true both metaphorically and historically. It is saturated with word and deed, Spirit and flesh, heaven and earth, transcendence and immanence, mind and body. The story begins before time, space,… Continue reading
In part one of this series, we looked at the current popularity of zombies within our cultural narratives. John Vervaeke suggests that this zombie myth reflects the loss of meaning, community, and connectedness within our society. Continue reading
Zombie mythology reflects a profound contemporary crisis regarding the way we are connected to ourselves, each other, the universe as a home we can belong to, a sense of the sacred, and an experience of transcendence. Continue reading
“Believing in the resurrection does not just mean assenting to a dogma and noting a historical fact. It means participating in this creative act of God. Resurrection is not a consoling opium, soothing us with the promise of a better world in the hereafter. It is the energy for a… Continue reading
Long ago, I stopped attending Good Friday services for one reason: the pervading assumption of penal substitutionary atonement (psa) in those services. On my blog I have gone into detail as to why I reject this theory of atonement. It’s not biblical, did not exist in its present form until… Continue reading
The survival and flourishing of civilization depend upon communal, shared wisdom. That’s why wisdom traditions, sagas, poetry, and art are so crucial for humanity’s future. Continue reading
All religious creeds should be understood as metaphorical in nature. In fact, all words are metaphorical, something biblical literalists and Fundamentalists never understand. At best, words point to something beyond themselves. Continue reading
