Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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What Happens In the Eucharist?
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5 min read
I have a sacramental view of faith. So I believe that it is about vibrant living. That what is behind the sacraments is that we live and breathe and have our being. And not so much magic priestly hands or enlightenment-fueled intellectualism. Both are total crap. What matters is that we’re in this together. I…
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Let’s Talk About the Sacraments.
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5 min read
As much as the flavor of one’s faith is defined by the things they believe, it’s the practice of that faith that reveals. The tactile, experiential is where the proverbial rubber of faith hits the road of life. And hazarding to stretch the analogy beyond its tensile strength, the rubber of our faith is the way…
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I sat there, soaking it all in. My professor, with a voice full to the brim with boredom, introduced us to the controversy that wouldn’t die. Often described as The New Perspective on Paul, he guided us through a church fight over a single word. Now I understand why he was over it. At the…
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What About The Law?
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5 min read
If the doctrine of the Trinity is our biggest mess, then our biggest lightning rod might be the Law. When we say the Law, we are speaking of Torah, not the thing escaped convicts flee or Bo and Luke Duke try to give the slip by jumping the General Lee. OK, maybe there’s more to…
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Is the Church Necessary?
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6 min read
Shoehorned into the pew of this modest church in suburban Boston, listening to glorious hymns sung by an incredible choir in a packed nave, and hearing announcements of fantastic outreach, I had never in my life felt less connected to the church. I showed up one more time before I disappeared as suddenly as I…
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I’m not sure you can call yourself a Christian if you haven’t ever had to explain the Trinity to someone. My first attempt was when I was 22 and working at Barnes & Noble. It was a miserable failure. My failure was less about my skill or understanding than it is the material one has…