Author Archives: jim

When ‘persecution’ isn’t persecution

Posted on July 15, 2015 by jim
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Political pastors

Posted on July 14, 2015 by jim

Have you heard about this: Pastors Eye a Move From God’s House to the Statehouse When considering pastors running for public office in the United States, you might imagine them wanting to improve the lives and conditions of others. You … Continue reading →

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Receive the kingdom of God as a little child

Posted on July 14, 2015 by jim
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The living God lives in creation

Posted on July 11, 2015 by jim
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Christians in our changing world

Posted on July 10, 2015 by jim

Their religion no longer sustains them. The society of their youth has vanished. Their simple theology is nearly worthless in a complex and changing world. They are afraid. In their fear they lash out at “others.” Liberals, immigrants, judges who … Continue reading →

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My faith story – more or less

Posted on July 8, 2015 by jim

In September, 2001, I was living in a hotel, going through a divorce, drinking and smoking too much. A week after 9-11, when so many of us were grappling with such an example of pure evil in the world, I … Continue reading →

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Justice Scalia, Meet Spirituality

Posted on July 8, 2015 by jim

Originally posted on Writing with Spirit:
Everybody’s all atwitter, alarmed or amused by Justice Antonin Scalia’s silly suggestion to “ask the nearest hippie” about freedom and intimacy. But I’m more dismayed by his admission that he doesn’t have a clue…

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American dependence

Posted on July 3, 2015 by jim
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The sacred and the Dead

Posted on July 2, 2015 by jim

There are some really good articles here about some of the songs from one of the best, and strangest, bands in history. http://religiondispatches.org/section/the-sacred-and-the-dead/

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The word of God in silence

Posted on June 28, 2015 by jim
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Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool –

Posted on June 26, 2015 by jim
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Henri Nouwen on the spiritual life

Posted on June 25, 2015 by jim
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Jesus before the Bible – for non-Christians

Posted on June 24, 2015 by jim

Too many of our fundamentalist Christian, non-Christian, pagan, and atheist sisters and brothers focus on the Bible and completely overlook Jesus. But you don’t need the Bible to get to Jesus. Just today, for example, a fundamentalist Christian on the … Continue reading →

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Into the heart of God

Posted on June 24, 2015 by jim

I took my 16 month-old daughter to the Atlantic Ocean yesterday for the first time. Approaching the waves tentatively, she was mesmerized by the action of the rolling breakers. The Celtic tradition honors and celebrates the Creator through creation. God … Continue reading →

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