Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 6
So I’ve been in a rather Pauline mood this week. It started Tuesday. I rushed to get my Darkwood Brew work done Monday so I could leave early the next day to be driven into the desert washes around Tucson and meet people who live there; people described as...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 6
We are hard wired for compassion. It is part of our spiritual positioning system. It is at the core of our journey to being fully alive and fully human. When I am compassionate I yearn for the well-being of all. I become conscious of my oneness with all things. In...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 5
Oh foolish politicians. It’s me, Paul. I’m glad you averted that whole shutdown thing. Sheesh. Get over yourselves. I have some experience with this sort of thing. Maybe I can help. I wrote this letter a while back to some friends of mine in Galatia...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 5
Our journey is a dance between freedom and what encloses us. When we are active participants on our spiritual journey we assume responsibility for being willing to be transformed and free to grow into our magnificence. Paul offers tools for this journey in the...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 3
We’re all adults here, right? Here’s a slightly adjusted quote from Jonny Depp in Donnie Brasco. You can fill in the gaps… “Forget about it” is like, if you agree with someone, you know, like “Raquel Welch is one (beautiful...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 4
What does spiritual intimacy look like? Paul uses an Aramaic word for “Abba” in his letter to the Galatians that suggests an intimate relationship with the Holy. Paul understood this intimacy as reserved for those who are Christian. But there is...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 3
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” – George Bernard Shaw Our Facebook question this week for Darkwood Brew seems simple enough. It has all the hallmarks of a motivational...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 3
I was at the altar rail looking at the bread resting in my palm. I’d heard the words, “The Body of Christ. The bread of heaven.” Did this bread offer any hope to the people of Libya or Japan? Did it include them? If not then what was I doing there? ...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 2
Three things theological are on my mind this week. So it should be easy to write about them. However, the thing is, you see, that I can’t quite find the thread. Hopefully, for both of us, I’ll pick it up by the end of this blog. Otherwise, I’m...
Blog, Galatians - General, Galatians 2
Is God partial or impartial? It depends on who you ask. I have been given courage and hope over the years by Paul’s words that “God shows no partiality.” Period. It is an invitation to transformation in the hairpin curves that life throws our way....
