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2016-05-20T11:54:21-04:00

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Mysticism, Hallucinations, and Designer Spirituality

Last updated on: May 20, 2016 at 11:54 am By Bruce Epperly

The dustcover of Joshua Steven Grisetti’s new book God in My Head announces that the author “experienced an accidental prescription drug overdose at a dentist’s office and subsequently had an unexpected encounter with the Almighty Creator the Universe.” Grisetti’s drug induced hallucinations opened the doors of perception, to use Aldous Huxley’s language, and awakened him to the vastness of the universe and a deity quite different than the patriarchal, often vindictive, loving, and ambiguous god of his fundamentalist upbringing. Grisetti doesn’t... Read more

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2016-05-20T04:54:10-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Second Sunday after Pentecost – May 29, 2016

Last updated on: May 20, 2016 at 4:54 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Second Sunday after Pentecost – May 29, 2016 I Kings 18:20-39 Psalm 96 Galatians 1:1-12 Luke 7:1-10 What is your ultimate concern? Will you choose life or death, God or idols? Will you follow the path of Jesus or the wayward meanderings of materialism, individualism, and xenophobia? Will you open your heart to the stranger or mire in wall-building fear and self-interest? We have choices to make, and while they are seldom as stark as... Read more

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2016-05-18T19:00:07-04:00

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Does the Pursuing God Ever Stop Pursuing?

Last updated on: May 18, 2016 at 7:00 pm By Bruce Epperly

Like any loving parent or grandparent, God will not quit pursuing us – or loving us. Not even death can hinder God’s pursuit, for nothing can separate us from the graceful and pursuing love of God. Read more

2016-05-13T13:08:37-04:00

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Balancing Self Interest and World Loyalty: On Dee Dee Risher’s ‘Soulmaking Room’

Last updated on: May 13, 2016 at 1:08 pm By Bruce Epperly

This post is part of a conversation on the new book The Soul-Making Room by Dee Dee Risher, for the Patheos Book Club. Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead claims that religion, at its best, aims at world loyalty. It begins, as the philosopher notes, with solitude, with our own personal experiences of the holy and the privacy inherent in every life, but recognizes what I call “the grace of interdependence,” recognizing that each moment is a gift of the environment as well... Read more

2016-05-13T09:49:32-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Trinity Sunday – May 22, 2016

Last updated on: May 13, 2016 at 9:49 am By Bruce Epperly

Trinity Sunday – May 22, 2016 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 After the fireworks of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday seems like a bit of a letdown. Functionally speaking, most mainline, liberal, and progressive Christians are Unitarian in spirit, if not theology. Although we recite the creeds from time to time, the doctrine of the Trinity is vague, confusing, and for the most part irrelevant in most congregants’ experience. Mainline and progressive Christians tend to focus on God... Read more

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2016-05-07T08:42:13-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost Sunday – May 15, 2016

Last updated on: May 7, 2016 at 8:42 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost Sunday – May 15, 2016 Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17, (25-27) Like Easter and Christmas, the Pentecost preacher is presented with a scripture that is so familiar that he or she wonders if anything new can be said. Moreover, Pentecost is an anachronistic festival in many mainstream and progressive congregations. While we may dress in red, we don’t expect a mighty wind to blow through our congregations – unless we live... Read more

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2016-05-07T08:37:00-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 8, 2016

Last updated on: May 7, 2016 at 8:37 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 8, 2016 Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 John 17:20-26 As I read the story of Paul and Silas singing and praying in prison, I am reminded of the traditional hymn “How Can I Keep From Singing.” My life flows on in endless song; Above earth’s lamentation, I hear the sweet, tho’ far-off hymn That hails a new creation; Thro’ all the tumult and the strife I... Read more

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2016-04-29T12:22:57-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 8, 2016

Last updated on: April 29, 2016 at 12:22 pm By Bruce Epperly

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2016-04-20T07:37:41-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 1, 2016

Last updated on: April 20, 2016 at 7:37 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 1, 2016 Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10; 21:22-22:5; John 5:1-9 Today’s readings join vision, spiritual transformation, and healing, and call persons to become everyday mystics. When we respond to God’s visions for us, we claim God’s healing touch and bring healing to ourselves and our communities. The reading from Acts describes Paul’s venture to Macedonia and the founding of the Philippian church. It begins with a visionary experience... Read more

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2016-04-14T23:01:51-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday of Easter – April 24, 2016

Last updated on: April 14, 2016 at 11:01 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday of Easter – April 24, 2016 Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 On Earth Day Weekend, the adventurous preacher would do well to reflect on the widest images of divine revelation. Often our faith has been parochial, xenophobic, and anthropocentric. We privilege our brand of spirituality and ecclesiology, our culture, ethnicity, or species, assuming that it is the fullest expression of divine wisdom and handiwork, when, in fact, God is generous... Read more

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