This year I will be joining my friends in the Diocese of Southern Ohio as we read the Book of Exodus together. Preparing for this, I've found myself dipping into Jewish midrash, especially the Shemot Rabbah, which, according to sefaria.org was composed in 1200 CE in Talmudic Israel/Babylon. I'm honestly not sure what that means. … Continue reading Exodus: Beneath the Apple Trees
Author: KPB Stevens
The Eternal Now
One summer, I disciplined myself to take walks like "Eyes" does. I paused to look at the patterns and shapes of flowers, the stippling of color along their petals, the bend of their long stems. I opened myself to the silhouetted patterns of leaves against the sky as the buds unfurled and the sunlight grew … Continue reading The Eternal Now
Sarah Laughs, and Her Laughter Helps Us: A Homily
In the 18th chapter of Genesis, Sarah laughs, and I think that her laughter is of prime spiritual importance. It's proceeded by three mysterious strangers appearing to her and Abraham while they're camping by the Oaks of Mamre. These strangers tell Abraham that Sarah, who is ninety years old, is going to have a baby. … Continue reading Sarah Laughs, and Her Laughter Helps Us: A Homily
Name Untroubled, I Will Trouble Your Name
My friend Laurie and I have been reading Cynthia Bourgeault's The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three. One of Bourgeault's central points is that we make a mistake when we think about God as a person, and the Trinity as persons. What if we were to think in terms of process, rather than persons? … Continue reading Name Untroubled, I Will Trouble Your Name
Pray for the Disciples of the Stilled Waves
Pray for the disciples of the stilled waves who can't conceive of a mind formed from the firing synapses of suns, with a plan that's existed since existence began. Pray for the disciples who find it too strange that such a mind might look down at the ocean with a scheme for each life, a … Continue reading Pray for the Disciples of the Stilled Waves
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