Category: faith

This quote is from The Bourne Ultimatum which I have seen twice in the theaters. (Yes, I think it is that good.) I have enjoyed each of the films, beginning with The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy. The films trace the story of a man who is seeking his true identity. Along the narrative, […]

This question has a lot of implications and follow up questions for me. For example: Who or what is salvation? Who or what is the church? What does it mean to be “outside the church?” With the possibility of leaving those and other subsidiary questions unanswered, here goes… I believe that there is salvation outside […]

I want to answer this question and avoid generalizations. There have been different interpretations across time about what the Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven is and when or how it may be present or coming. Each of us may have our own nuanced interpretation of what the Kingdom of God may be or […]

This question was raised in the context of living a good or moral life. One person observed that you do not have to be a Christian to love your neighbor as your self. This is true. For example – out of a group serving in a food kitchen there may be a Muslim, Hindu, Christian, […]

This question has many different types of answers depending on the particular details of the question that is asked. For example: When – In the first century or today? What does accept mean? Who – As a faith tradition, or individuals within the faith? I do not feel qualified to respond to this question in […]

Last night was the first meeting of The Secret Message of Jesus – A Book Discussion at Resurrection. It was great. There were about 40 people who gathered to discuss Part One of the book. It was a good mix of people – first time attender to several who had been at Resurrection over 10 […]

The Kingdom of Heaven is like the internet, in that it is: Diverse Growing / expanding Communal / connecting Experiential The Kingdom of Heaven is not like the internet, in that it is: Not damaging or destructive, which the internet can be at times. This post came about from listening to pray-as-you-go yesterday. As a […]

This fall I will be leading a book discussion based on The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian D. McLaren. This is a part of the Living Forward classes that are being offered by the Congregational Care pastors at Resurrection. From the website: Would you like to learn more about Jesus’ teaching and preaching? Would […]

Today in staff chapel, we focused on giving thanks. As a part of the service we had the opportunity to write our own psalm using a particular psalm for inspiration. Half were given Psalm 30 and half Psalm 138. I had never written my own psalm before and I found the experience to be profound […]

There has been a lot of conversation recently about the relationship between the Roman Catholic church and other denominations. I invite you to take time to read a couple relevant articles: Pope approves document that stirs Protestant criticism (The Kansas City Star) Vatican reaffirms Catholic primary: Document cites “wound” in Orthodox, Protestant churches (The Washington […]

I had a wonderful experience meeting with a couple yesterday. They have been attending Resurrection for about a month. Both of them have very little background in faith or the church. They began to search for a church home after the death of a parent who made the opportunity for them to explore faith available, […]