Jesuology, Jesuolatry, Christology, Christianity and Christianisms. It's odd that I find kinship with a such a conservative theologian as Hodge when he warns against "bibliolatry" while at the same time having sympathies for the most liberal of Christians: Shleiermacher and Spong.
Two points have driven my recent thinking (which is, in fact, quite recent as I've avoided theologising for about a year):
1) We cannot continue to confuse our descriptions of divine work with the divine itself (that would be idolatry) and
This is a great Canadian movie, which explores one man's search for God / meaning after a diagnoses of Cancer at age 25. He goes on a road trip across Canada, which becomes a celebration of life, and everything Canadian.
I find that I, particularly as a young adult, am often encouraged to explore life and my heart with the intent to discover who I am.
The resulting ideas from this are pictured to give me a greater sense of myself, and therefore provide me with greater direction, and a heightened confidence.
The modern separation between “meaning” and “truth” is leading us to a very sterile and meaningless existence.This differentiation may also be a primary reason that we are disconnecting with each other and our precious planet. Let me explain...
Three years ago, I retired. I had led a busy life - teaching, radio twice a day, TV, public talks fifty or sixty a year. I looked forward to doing things I had never had timem for - a family tree, some reading... Instead, I find I'm always tired an spiritless. Two months ago, I spent time in hospital being checked for an irregular heart beat. I have little energy.
Welcome to my blog—a place to reflect with me on God’s abundant healing of soul, community, and creation. I hope you will visit often and be part of this sacred conversation.
Doug and I have decided to save the earth and the church (not to mention our own sanity) the cost of commuting to Toronto from our home in Brantford during my term as Moderator. Today we are immersed in the task of coming to terms with a houseful of stuff that cannot possibly fit into our new home—a two-bedroom condo apartment. (I’ve just slipped away for a moment to take an unauthorized break from work!)
As I sort and pack and consider the significance of each item, I think about words from Matthew 6:19: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.” Easier said than done…yet some of the best biblical advice for coming to terms with meaning and mortality.
There are many things I like about parables but what I like the most is that the more we read them and the more the world situation changes, the parables offer a different perspective every time.
