Category Archives: Reflections

I originally posted the following as a Note on Facebook, thinking that a civil conversation in my “virtual living room” might be possible. I was sadly mistaken. If you elect to comment here, please do so in a constructive manner, … Continue reading →

Be forewarned: what follows is written from a very personal and biased perspective, and is not at all intended as normative discourse or prescriptive therapy for others. It may even come off as self-absorbed, blindered, and off the rails. So … Continue reading →

In his letter to the church at Colossae, Paul is at great pains to emphasize the importance of not being burdened in our faith by expectations and demands that fall outside the bounds of the gospel message. It’s important that … Continue reading →

If I follow God just because he works miracles, what will I do when the miracles stop?

Today I was having trouble clearing my mind, even unclenching my jaw… so I decided that, instead of just trying to plow through my normal quiet time routine, it was once again time for “Pinochle with Jesus.”

One of the recent assigned readings for our CFDM study this month is a short-ish essay by Gerald May called “Entering the Emptiness.” I was frankly blown away by this piece, which concerns a living philosophy of “spaciousness” in our … Continue reading →

As Jenn and I work through the “Going Deeper With God” program of the Christian Formation and Directions Ministries, I’ve been finding it difficult to accept some of the classic mystical/monastic wisdom of the early Church. In particular, the last … Continue reading →

Here’s a primer from Wikipedia, just to bring the discussion up to speed: The term theodicy (/θiːˈɒdɪsi/ from Greek theos “god” + dike “justice”) has no universally agreed definition, but usually refers to the attempt to resolve the evidential problem … Continue reading →

Tomorrow Jenn and I are off for a three-day retreat kicking off a year dedicated to “Going Deeper with God.” The program is centered around a contemplative approach to spirituality that focuses more on settled being than frenetic doing. We … Continue reading →