: To the Promised God An Advent meditation (slightly out of order) Waiting through silent ages for the promised one Aching …
: To the Observed God An Epiphany meditation Traveling from a far country, they seek a new king Not knowing whom or where …
: To the Hidden God A Christmas meditation To the God Who has made all things Who is in all things In whom all things …
: Receive John 1:10-13 NIV He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not …
: The Virgin Mary Why is it so important that Mary was a virgin? I’m not a feminist theologian and can’t speak …
: Rebellion? Jesus did not come to lead the kind of rebellion fist century Jews wanted, but he was definitely …
: Advent Is Here It’s the Sunday after Thanksgiving, not even December yet, and Advent is here. Ack! I’m not ready! …
: Agnosticism and Mystery I have said I am agnostic, not antagonistic and that I hold a generous agnosticism. I am not so much …
: I Will Not Destroy I Will Not Destroy [!Bible] Genesis 9:8-13 NRSVUE Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, …
: Perfect Me Look upon us, O Lord, and let all the darkness of our souls vanish before the beams of thy …
: Gentiles and Tax Collectors Matthew 18:15-17 NRSVUE “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when …
: Thinking about Faith I’ve been thinking a lot about faith—what it is, how it affects my life, how I express it, how to …
: Steve & the Holy Spirit Steve Calos was a character. He was a Greek American United Methodist minister with Greek Orthodox …
: Ten Years Later Ten years ago, on the Saturday before Christmas, 2014, I woke in a state of intense fear. This was …
: God Will Not Abandon From Lectio365 this morning: Psalm 9:9-10 NLT The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in …
: Myth Listening to the story of the Magi this morning, I was prompted ponder again, how do I believe. I …
: Hi neighbors—I’m testing cross-posting from micro.blog to other services I use. Feel free to …
: Advent & Incarnation Anyone who grew up in an even remotely liturgical church community has heard of Advent. The rest of …
: Prune My Priorities This is a phrase has been part of the week’s prayer of approach from Lectio365: Lord, as I meditate …
: Caste I’m reading Caste by Isabel Wilkerson because she is coming to speak at the University this …
: Digging In Again Good lord, do I want to do this? I imported my State of Faith and Saving My Faith documents from …
: The Prayer of St Francis A random thought about the prayer of St. Francis occurred to me a few days ago that I wanted to …
: What Do I Want? Seriously. What do I want from God? Let me take a step back. The question of what I want arises from …
: Advent This post isn’t ready for prime time. It’s not even half baked. It’s still fluid. I want to write …
: Resurrection Death and resurrection. It’s the impossibility around which every other impossibility of the …
: Karens A woman driving a minivan nearly hit my daughter on her bicycle today at an intersection where the …
: John 3:16 For God so loved the world. Not all the white American Christians. Not all the people who loved him. …
: Unsaying "God" David James Duncan speaks of “unsaying God”, that is, apophasis—theology defined by what God is not. …
: Curious, not Confused I’ve been thinking about my approach to faith and how I am unsure of anything anymore, and …
: One More for the Day This ridiculously cute little guy was at the Rochester Pride Parade in June. I sent this pic to his …
: Happy Yellow Flower I take lots of photos on my commute. Of course, my commute is along the Erie Canal. This shot was a …
: More Photo Fun I have tons of photos, and I don’t post enough of them. Here’s one more: I’m not sure if this is a …
: Experiential Problems with Faith August 4, 2023 This one was tough. I originally wrote a pretty antiseptic description of the issue, …
: Living as a Ken in a Barbie World I am anticipating seeing the Barbie movie with a mixture of excitement and dread. It’s a Greta …
: Time for Reconstruction . . . Or Not This is about my State of Faith project but not actually part of it—kind of a meta-post. I’m not …
: This is a funky tree I saw growing along Irondequoit Creek on a bike ride through Ellison Park
: Atonement July 13, 2023 I’ve been working on this for ages, and I need to publish something, so here it …
: State of Faith (thus far) August 4, 2023 Experiential Problems with Faith This one was tough. I originally wrote a pretty …
: Miracles May 28, 2023 This is a tough one because we all want a God who can intervene on our behalf. I mean, …
: Materialism or Physicalism vs. Dualism May 24, 2023 This gets a bit technical, so first, a few Greek words (from a non-theologian): ** …
: The Problem of Evil Updated June 3, 2023 Any discussion of the existence and nature of God must take seriously the …
: The Nature of God May 23, 2023 Evangelicals (especially Calvinists) like to define the attributes of God, most of …
: Philosophical Problems May 23, 2023 I’m taking a little different tack here and jumping around in my posts to topics …
: The Power of Metaphor May 16, 2023 If myth is one end of the narrative spectrum, then metaphor is the other. Myths are …
: The Power of Myth May 10, 2020 I’ve been reading Inspired by Rachel Held Evans, partly because it was available on my …
: Scripture April 11, 2023 In our next exciting installment, we’ll explore the authority of scripture and how …
: Response to Facebook flame war Memo to everyone who has been behaving badly on my feed: I recently was told that people were …
: Beginning Reconstruction ##March 31, 2023 Now that I’ve deconstructed or unravelled my faith, where do I go? I don’t want to …
: Revelation March 25, 2023 What can we know about God? As the first cause and creator of the material universe, …
: State of Faith (thus far) May 28, 2023 I’ve been all over the place, revising older posts and wrestling new ones into …
: What's so Amazing About Grace? Finished reading: What’s So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey 📚 I actually read this when …
: Deconstruction March 16, 2023 “Deconstruction” has become overused and weighed down with cultural baggage, but I …
: Lioness, Seneca Park Zoo Lioness, Seneca Park Zoo This is a photo I took in 2021 of either Zuri or Asha, the two lionesses at …
: Introduction, the Conclusion March 16, 2023 Sooooo . . . where am I going with this? First, I want to document and discuss my …
: Introduction to My State of Faith, or what Ken has been thinking about lately March 11, 2023 I’ve been in a near constant state of gradual spiritual evolution over the last 40 …
: Introduction, continued March 12, 2023 So, why write about all this? Why not just chuck it and be done? There are several …
: Gotta post pics March 11, 2023 This is my daughter’s incredibly undignified cat, Thor the Wonder Kitty. He is a …
: Learning to Blog March 11, 2023 This is my first attempt at a real, live blog—something of a leap for an introverted …