Last week I was talking with my friend, the Rev. Wendy Komori-Stager, and she told me about a sermon series she did on the “seven deadly sins.” But instead of lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride, she preached on the sins of the fear of scarcity, perfectionism, busyness and the pride in productivity, … Continue reading “BlogPost: The Sin of “Expectations””
Category: grace
BlogPost: The Ego and God
This book! It’s calling me out onto the mat and is kicking my…you know what. The theological connections to my Christian faith are disturbing. Brené Brown, in her most recent book on vulnerability, Rising Strong (2015), writes about the power of our egos to “protect” us, but often keep us from dealing with our real … Continue reading “BlogPost: The Ego and God”
BlogPost: Lenten Journal – Day 19
I found this quote today in my email inbox: A [person] will be imprisoned in a room with a door that’s unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to [that person] to pull rather than push. -Ludwig Wittgenstein I had to look up Ludwig Wittgenstein. He was an early 20th century … Continue reading “BlogPost: Lenten Journal – Day 19”
BlogPost: Lenten Journal – Day 2
Today’s daily lectionary reading includes Deuteronomy 7.12-16. At first blush it is a frightening expression of God’s vengeance. The term in v. 16, unfortunately translated in the NRSV as “ordinances” and in other versions “laws,” is actually a legal term for “judgments.” The people are called to pay attention or heed God’s judgments, presumably against … Continue reading “BlogPost: Lenten Journal – Day 2”
Prayer: An Act of Leaning In
At UKIRK Presbyterian Campus Ministry on the Tempe campus of ASU we have begun talking about practices of Christian faith. Last night we talked about different kinds of praying: from the Lord’s Prayer to silence and meditation to even running as prayer. We talked about the five different kinds of prayer often touted by Sunday … Continue reading “Prayer: An Act of Leaning In”