An Open Letter to Those Who Grieve

An Open Letter to Those Who Grieve

To all the believers who worship the resurrected Christ: Grace to you and peace and comfort to all those who have lost someone they love. I write to offer an honest reflection on the nature of death and grief.  Is there a more universal human experience we all share...
Talking in Metaphors When the Lights Go Out

Talking in Metaphors When the Lights Go Out

When the lights go out, what happens? That’s the big mystery.  Some say you cease to exist or at least with no further evidence, you stop being you. Others speak poetically about “crossing over” or “going through the doorway.”  Who knows since no one has crossed over...
The Contract and Slender Threads of Life

The Contract and Slender Threads of Life

All the gifts of life were mine at my birth, assigned to me as I made my first appearance. It was part of a contract of life received from the great mystery of creation that each of us received in the gift of our existence. That contract was calculated as the miracle...
Faith as the Clouds

Faith as the Clouds

John Claypool once observed that the Bible is written in the language of people and events. The Bible speaks of faith in a wide variety of ways – narrative, poetry, song, parables, correspondence, prophecy, wisdom sayings, pithy stories, comedy, tragedy and fairy tale...