Slavoj Zizek’s dialectical materialism is derived, he claims, from our experience of “the occurrence of an insurmountable parallax gap, the confrontation of two closely linked perspectives between which no neutral common ground is possible” (4). It asserts “the inherent ‘tension’, gap, noncoincidence, [...]
My spiritual practice is to awaken every morning to the inescapability of God, the one in whom I and all others live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28), and articulating this awakening, as I’m doing right now, is an integral [...]
Instead of simply reciting the Apostles’ or Nicene Creeds, GraceUnlimited offers this credal meditation at its Common Worship service. (Here’s the service leaflet.) We open ourselves, inquisitively, to the teachings of the ancient creeds: —that we and all others are beloved offspring [...]
For me and those spiritual leaders I most respect, faith, first and foremost, is awakening trustfully to all that is involved in being here. When I follow through with this as thoroughly and consistently as I can, it becomes one kind of [...]
Ever-Present Wisdom, in times of examination inspire our minds to respond truly and fully. Grant us courage to receive others’ judgments gracefully and creatively. And keep us ever mindful that nothing can separate us from the love your enfleshed life among us [...]
[This is for a group discussion on process theology at Pyre, a young adult collective supported by GraceUnlimited. There’s a more long-winded discussion here.] In one sentence, what is process thought? Reality constantly engages us as a boundless ensemble of ways of [...]
In the whole New Testament there are only three statements that try to say in just one word what sort of peculiar being God is. One says, “God is spirit” (John 4:24). Another says, “God is light” (1 John 1:5). And finally [...]
What if God is the boundless, uncontainablely meaningful,* newly relational** way of being here?*** What if the most important thing God is doing is drawing my bounded way of being here toward uncontainable meaning and new relationality? What if faith in God means [...]
Overview Sometimes the Bible presents God as a person like you and me, with much more power and knowledge, but not quite omnipotent or omniscient, subject to extreme mood-swings. God might not be the only person like this, but God demands exclusive [...]
Why do people engage in God-talk, in talking about God and to God? There are lots of bad reasons for this that can make people easy to ridicule: "The tornado missed my trailer—too bad about yours." "I prayed and got better—maybe your [...]