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Your GOD is Dead! YOUR GOD IS DEAD! That’s what the bumpersticker declared on the back of the 1970’s VW van covered with colorful paint. I’m not sure which was holding the hippie van together, the duck tape or the bumper stickers. Maybe they both were. But I got to thinking. Our ideas about God…

The Joshua God… The Jesus God… And, Why Millennials are Leaving the Church… “Christians must start to believe in the God that Jesus presented,” says Fr. Richard Rohr. I would add, “instead of believing in the God that Joshua believed in and so described in the Old Testament.” Throughout the history of Christianity, the Church,…

What is the purpose of my life? Haven’t you asked that question at least a million times? I talk and write much about this, precisely because I think about it almost all the time. How would you complete this sentence? “The point of my life is _________________.” It’s not so easy to do, is it?…

Is God dead? I’m sitting on a plane waiting to fly to Atlanta the on to Tampa to visit clients. And, I’m thinking. “Oh no,” you say.”Not that! Not again!” Agreed. At the risk of getting too “heavy” into thinking – which is the blessing, as well as the burden, of our humanity, – the…

The birds are singing this morning. Do you hear them? Or, are you dashing about preparing to plunge into the business of living on Monday morning?I will be, too, but the song I heard this morning stopped me right smack in the middle of the madness. Were it not for the winter that remains… …the…

J. S. Spong says this: 1. God is still envisioned as a “being” supernatural in power, dwelling somewhere external to this world, usually depicted as “above the sky.” 2. Prayer is largely an effort to manipulate God to conform to our wishes. 3. Heaven and hell are still largely “behavior controlling religious mechanisms” designed to…

“What must I do to experience God?” That’s a little like asking, “How can I win the lottery?” “If I drop more tokens into the Divine Slot Machine, won’t that increase my odds?” Valid questions. But the methods? Not so valid. It could just be me but I am inclined to feel more and more…

Why am I so seldom satisfied with where I am? Why does over there always appear more enchanting than right here? Why is it that I look forward to vacation…make plans…detailed plans…imagine the fun, the relaxation I’m going to have…the stuff I’m going to do or not do and the consequential rejuvenation I’m going to…
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