Field notes on our life in God after Christendom
From today's daily office lectionary readings (selections from Mark 6:1-6): And [Jesus]... comes into his native country... and when the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue; and many who heard were astonished... and they were … [Continue reading] about The Disturbing Connection Between Faith and Healing
During a discussion on hope last night, a friend shared this poem by William Brodrick: Once you’ve heard a child cry out to heaven for help,and go unanswered,nothing’s ever the same again.Nothing.Even God changes. But there is a healing hand at … [Continue reading] about We Have to Be Candles
John Goldingay's translation of the First Testament renders Genesis 12:1 as (emphasis mine): Now the Lord said to Abram, "Get yourself from your country... to the country that I shall enable you to see." Abram doesn't know what he's looking … [Continue reading] about We Discern as We Go
"So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! ... Look, now is a day of salvation!" (2 Cor 5:17, 6:2b) Because Christ has come in the flesh and reconciled all things to … [Continue reading] about Any Old Time is the Best Time For Salvation
Such deceptively simple words from Jesus that St. John the Evangelist explored for the rest of his life, it seems: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this … [Continue reading] about Love is the Lodestar