Measuring the spirituality of a person can be tricky business since everyone will evaluate people and situations from a particular set of personal values. If I value a specific spiritual discipline or activity, I will tend to measure the “spirituality”… Read More
Promises, Promises, Part II
Jesus makes a lot of identity-statements in the Gospel of John. The latest being the most famous: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). Last week we… Read More
Promises, Promises, Part I
Jesus makes a lot of identity-statements in the Gospel of John. The latest being the most famous: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). Fascinatingly, Jesus immediately… Read More
The One and Only
All of us everyday of our lives deal with authority. We live under authority as citizens of the United States, in how fast we drive, in how we perform on the job, in school, etc. etc. Whether we fully comprehend… Read More
Hollywood’s Uniculture
Reniqua Allen, in lamenting the passing of The Bill Cosby Show, complains about the way television today depicts black families. In doing so, she makes some observations that have wide applications: Instead of a real look at black culture, Hispanic culture… Read More