I continue to read Thomas Merton as a part of my daily devotions for Lent. Merton, who died in 1968, was a Trappist monk, author, and peace activist. Of him, Scott Peck wrote, “We are all created in the image of God, but Thomas Merton seemed to be just a little bit more so.” Today’s [...]
It is that time of year. It happens every late winter and early spring. High school seniors come to me with forms to fill out and recommendations to write. Some of them are for their college applications, and some of them are for scholarships and other financial aid. The protocols are all different, but they [...]
Most of you know that the first love of my life is music. While I often have people to tell me they have been stirred by a particular sermon, I have more to tell me that they are deeply moved by a certain song that the choir has sung (for you out of town readers, [...]
Here’s just a little bonus from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the folks at YouTube. I found this today, and have listened to it repeatedly. It is the most moving, soul-stirring arrangement I’ve ever heard of “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” Enjoy…and be inspired! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux2jJubwQew&feature=related<http://wwwyoutube.com/watch?v=Ux2jJubwQew&feature=related
I am often asked about the “signature” which appears at the bottom of all my emails. It is a quote from retired Bishop John Shelby Spong, and as a standard by which I want to live my life and engage the world, I have never found anything to improve upon it. To explain it briefly: [...]
William Sloane Coffin, former chaplain at Yale and pastor of New York’s Riverside Church, once clarified what Micah meant when he said, “Do justice.” Sloan wrote “Justice is to sort out what belongs to whom, and to return it to them. Justice then redescribes the world. And to do justice as God does justice is [...]
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