“If we live by the Holy Spirit, let us be guided by the Holy Spirit” (Gal 5:25) Some may think that being a Gay Christian is almost in-compatible. It is in some people’s mind an oxymoron. There are many other adjectives I have heard used
Taking the “abracadabra” out of understanding the workings of the Holy Spirit is important if, well, we truly want to understand those workings at all. Popular religion operates according to childish, magical notions of faith. The Holy Spirit is treated as a sort of divine
He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these
Read the rest of the Via Transformativa: From Glory to Glory series Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings: I am poured out like water. (Psalm 22:1-19) Abide in me… (John 15:1-12) Our first song was written by country singer Kenny Chesney and originally recorded in 2008
Read the rest of the Via Transformativa: From Glory to Glory series Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter: O that we might see some good! (Psalm 4 NRSV) … Their eyes were opened. (Luke 24:13-35) Our first song comes from
Read the rest of the Via Transformativa: From Glory to Glory series Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Resurrection Sunday: You have been a refuge to the poor. (Isaiah 25:1-10) He has been raised. (Mark 16:1-8) Our first song was made popular by singer Bette
Read the rest of the Via Transformativa: From Glory to Glory series Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent: I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jeremiah 31:27-34) Believe in the light, so that you may become
Read the related article The United States is currently in the throes of a spiritual awakening, according to author Diana Butler Bass. In her new book Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening, Bass says we are
Read the rest of the Via Creativa: What Now? series Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Lent: Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people. (Numbers 21:4-9) For God so loved the world… (John 3:14-21) Now faith is the assurance
A young woman brought her fiance home to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother told her father to find out about the young man. The father invited the fiance to his study for a talk. “So what are your plans?” the father asked the