We are living in an era where it takes courage to maintain our values and beliefs. True courage isn’t always found in the dramatic events engaged in with an audience watching. True courage is often revealed in the quieter choices and decisions we make. Choices that involve trusting in a higher source, the people whom … Continue reading True Courage
There are several places in sacred literature devoted to a list of who fathered whom. It would not be uncommon for a modern reader to simply skip over those lists and say quietly to themselves, “Who cares?” In the New Testament of the Bible, Matthew lists the earthly lineage of Jesus with a surprising twist. … Continue reading The Begats
Many of us spend much of our lives searching outside of ourselves for whatever it is that will complete us. We are told through advertising and cultural expectations that someone or something must come along to make us “whole.” But what if feeling complete has little to do with finding that right person, job, BMI … Continue reading Completely Whole
From the moment we are born we enter a world of stories. As we grow we hear about our individual story, family stories that may go back several generations, the cultural and historical stories from the regions in which we are born and our faith stories that underpin much of all of these. We spend … Continue reading Life Maps
All of us have experienced the safety instructions at the beginning of an airplane flight. The universal command to put the oxygen mask on our own noses before helping others has become almost cliche. Yet, there is something prickly about putting our survival first. It’s contrary to living in sacrificial love and living unselfishly for … Continue reading You CAN Come First
Until we can accept ourselves, imperfections and all, we will struggle to accept others.
When we listen to life stories, humanity prevails and differences are celebrated.
When people of shared values and dreams come together the result can be powerful and life-changing.
Well within most of our memories is the introduction to the term, “alternative facts”. Standing on its own, the concept that a “fact” can have multiple sides begs the question, “What is truth?” It is common to search for truth in many paces outside ourselves. Even a life of faith can be centered in the exterior – churches, symbols, … Continue reading A Courageous Walk
Due to the intricacies of word and language translation through the centuries, people in many faith communities have come to understand the words ‘faith’ and ‘trust’ as being synonymous. Though they certainly compliment each other, they vary in discernible ways. “Faith or Trust (or both)?” explores the way these two concepts intersect and diverge. Speaker: … Continue reading Faith or Trust (or both)?
