Christ is not Jesus’s last name. I read this line in Richard Rohr’s latest book, The Universal Christ, and it blew me away. I mean, we kind of know that, but have you really thought about that? The word Christ is a term used to describe the Spirit of God being hidden in matter. As […]
“I’m convinced that’s what hell feels like.” About one year ago, I had a nervous breakdown. I texted the line above to a friend. I meant it very literally. In my most desperate hour, as I was crying out for God, I felt nothing. No comfort. No presence. No nothing. A few years ago, my […]
Our basic core of goodness is our True Self. Its center of gravity is God. The acceptance of our basic goodness is a quantum leap in the spiritual journey. Thomas Keating, “Guidelines for Christian Life, Growth and Transformation” Total depravity. Broken. Inherently evil. Original sin. In the Christian religion, these are some of the words […]
Jesus washing his disciples’ feet is a familiar story to those who attend church. For me at least, the primary interpretation and takeaway from the story has been Jesus setting an example to serve others. However, one recent morning as I was reading John 13, something jumped out to me that I’d never noticed before, […]
My previous post on the True and False selves is a prerequisite read to this post. I’m continuing on in this post and building on what I said previously. So, if you haven’t read my Adam + Eve post, please read that first, or this will not make sense! 1If I speak with the languages […]
