In the second semester of my sophomore year of college - a semester when I was alone most of the time, and sad, mourning the end of a relationship and trying to figure out who I was without the girl who had left - during this depressing semester I took a class called “Philosophy of … Continue reading What Kind of God Exists?
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Under the Covers
by The Rev. Karl Stevens “Why didn’t Jesus have sex?” One of my students asked me this some years ago. We were in the middle of cooking dinner for our weekly campus ministry meal, and my thoughts were on the onions simmering in a pan and on gathering the ingredients to make dessert. I was … Continue reading Under the Covers
The Man with the Withered Hand
He was there, in the synagogue on a Sabbath, an observant Jew. His withered hand didn't limit his worship - he wasn't a Levite, he wasn't a priest. He couldn't work because of it, but this wasn't a day that required work. It was the one day when his hand didn't matter, the Sabbath, when … Continue reading The Man with the Withered Hand
Blessed are the Paintings
I move through the sanctuary very slowly, aware of the way my weight shifts to the balls of my feet. I’m meant to be moving like this. My friend Meghan has been leading us in a dance exercise, helping us to become aware of the kinesphere, that circle of energy that surrounds our bodies, the … Continue reading Blessed are the Paintings
Under the Covers
“Why didn’t Jesus have sex?” One of my students asked me this some years ago. We were in the middle of cooking dinner for our weekly campus ministry meal, and my thoughts were on the onions simmering in a pan and on gathering the ingredients to make dessert. I was distracted and the answer I … Continue reading Under the Covers
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