There was once a child who lived in a bungalow. The rooms in her house were all on one level which made the house, above all else, accessible. Her bungalow was not the only bungalow in the neighbourhood. Indeed, the whole subdivision was made up of bungalows, all of which varied in style or layout …
First There Is the Fall
I fell out through the bottom of my life this past year. All the things I’m used to reaching for to buffer such a fall were gone: ideas about myself and God and the world, the props that have always sufficed to shore up my ego, even people I love who are closest to me …
Loving Jesus and Letting Him Go, Again
I’m letting go of the Jesus I love. Which makes it twice now. Out-growing a religious skin is scary. I panic. My instinct is to crawl back into the old. Sure it was too tight and left me feeling irritable much of the time but at least it was familiar (and with familiar comes familiarity’s …
Sacred Stories in a Secular Age
After 20 years working with children and youth in a performing arts program that stages biblical narrative, I find myself wondering about the value of sacred stories. Apart from giving shape to the religious tradition they represent what role do they play in culture? Do sacred stories offer anything when it comes to the spiritual …
Outpost Spirituality
Ever felt of two minds when it comes to your religious adherence? Perhaps you recognize the limitations of your faith tradition on one hand yet can’t imagine your life without it on the other? Or maybe you are on that roller coaster of certainty one day and complete doubt the next (and the feelings of …