You know the feeling of studying a new language? You use it as much use as possible, but still you are not fluent. That is me and transcendentalism. I am…
We like to think of Jesus as a perfect human but those don’t exist. Jesus was a human and had the same natural blinders other humans have. We are born…
Now Jesus was traveling village to village across the countryside. He would preach in the synagogues and he healed people and drove out demons wherever he went. All along the…
I would like to start today with a quote attributed to the great theologian David Bowie I would like to start today with a quote attributed to the great theologian…
See story on Graceguts – Zen Story: Tigers and a Strawberry I first came across this story during my Asian Philosophy class in college. We read it in a book…
As we celebrate Mother’s Day today let us remember the sources of love and grace in our lives that hopefully brings memories of your mother or a mother-figures in your…
It is Easter, when we celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. We are surrounded by all of these beautiful flowers. Not long ago these stems did not feed…
In Jesus’ parables and stories we tend to see ourselves as Jesus or the good person that makes good choices: we are the publican praying in the temple, the forgiven…
What is simplicity? Is it asceticism or minimalism? Simplicity is a core Quaker value. Simplicity is related to but not the same as the testimony of plainness which is not…
It’s that time of year again. Suddenly and without explanation, fast food restaurants are carrying fish on their menus. Depending on where you live, you may see Friday night fish…