I’m not one to flood my inbox with email subscriptions, but there are two daily meditations that regularly feed my soul. One is from Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest who is a prolific writer and speaker. He writes out of a Christian framework, but draws frequently from other wisdom traditions on themes of overcoming dualistic thinking, union with God and our true self, and combining contemplation and action in the life of faith. I know that a number of you already receive his daily emails. If you don’t and have interest, HERE is where to sign up...
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OK, so here’s a fresh internet meme to pass along, posted today on HuffPost. It’s a five minute time-lapse video simulation of a young girl aging into an old woman, showing just her face. It’s pretty remarkable.
A few thoughts after watching it:
+ the face has its own beauty in all stages of life...
In the last couple months there have been some significant and substantive conversations going on regarding the most prominent Mennonite theologian of the last half century – John Howard Yoder. There are strong calls being made for the church and its institutions to more publicly come to terms with the fact that Yoder habitually sexually harassed women. The first essay I saw addressing this was written on July 17 by Barbara Graber, “What’s to be done about John Howard Yoder?” It’s powerful...
Today – today! – is the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech symbolizes the sentiment and power of that historic event. Hopefully you’ve had opportunity to tune in to any of the number of commemorations going on today and this past week.
I have to admit I’ve had some hesitations leading up to today. My fear has been that this would turn into a national exercise in hero worship, narrowing the significance of King’s prophetic message to the words of a larger-than-life individual who is now safely dead. But in the...
To follow up from last week…
What does the church need to talk about?
What is the church afraid to talk about?
What has the church talked about too much?
These were the key questions that guided the discussion last Friday and Saturday at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). The time wasn’t quite what I expected. It was much more contemplative than brainstormy, using a circle process that included passing around a talking object (only the one holding the object can talk) and practicing speaking into the center of the circle rather...