Texts: Plato When he had done speaking, Crito said: And have you any commands for us, Socrates?” “If you take care of yourselves you will serve me and mine and yourselves, whatever you do, even if you make no promises now; but if you neglect yourselves and are not willing to live following step-by-step, as…
Worship through Puppetry
On April 10, 2011, our Sunday morning worship was led by our children as they presented two puppet shows -- both about living in this world well, even in the midst of trauma and difficulty. The first puppet show was about the Good Samaritan and the second about "good" clouds and "bad clouds". Here are…
Ockham's Tupperware
Even among those who do not study philosophy, it is quite well known that William of Ockham, the man behind "Ockham's Razor," tried to disprove the idea of a human soul. In philosophy, a razor is a device that is used to shave away unnecessary explanations, which is precisely what he is said to have…
April 3 — An Appointment in Samarra
Texts: Mark 14:1-9 "Reaper" by Billy Collins As I drove north along a country road on a bright spring morning I caught the look of a man on the roadside who was carrying an enormous scythe on his shoulder. He was not wearing a long black cloak with a hood to conceal his skull-- rather…
March 27 — Love on the Edge
I was invited to share lunch last Thursday with Circle II. At one point the conveersation turned to the book written by a 12 year old that has become a national bestseller. It's called Heaven is for Real. I didn't know anything about it. Apparently, the boy, Colton Burpo, was just a few months shy…