Stairway to Heaven
As Jacob discovered, heaven and earth are connected. But not just in one place!
Falling Off the Camel
When Rebekah first saw her future husband Isaac, she fell off her camel. Something similar once happened to me.
Living in Sin
When the Apostle Paul talks about sin, there’s often something about sex lurking in the background.
Fire in our Bones
When someone you love is unjustly accused, doesn’t it make your blood boil?
Laughter in the Bible
In the Bible, laughter is no laughing matter—except in this unique story from Genesis.
The Ruler of the USA
Greetings, Merry Mystics!
Here’s an American success story—with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan.
Bright blessings,
Adam
Tolstoy Sunday
This Sunday, instead of a sermon, we had some writings and a short story (“The Three Hermits”) by a most unusual Christian: Leo Tolstoy.
On Magnifica Humanitas
Reflections on the recent papal encyclical concerning artificial intelligence.
Cracked Song
Greetings, Merry Mystics!
My seminary was the Earlham School of Religion. I’m so glad I found it—or it found me. I had a great experience there, and I would recommend ESR to anyone who’s thinking of seminary studies.
But what draws students to seminary studies in the first place? My classmates and I spent quite a lot of time trying to explain, to ourselves and to each other, why we were there. I’m not sure any of us came up with an entirely satisfactory answer at the time, but here’s one that’s true for me now.
Bright blessings,
Adam
P.S. I wrote this back in 2017; this is a slightly updated version.
Cracked Sermon
My sermon for Pentecost: a world of the cracked will be saner by far.