Yielding To Christianity

Life is not separate from death. it only looks that way. The Blackfoot are the source of this Native American wisdom. And Jesus offers glimpses of what that continuing life is like when he awakens Lazarus ” (NRSV 11:11). And the young man from Nain (NRSV Luke 7:14). And Jairus’ daughter (NRSV 8:50-55).
CS Lewis gave us a more contemporary metaphor, one that uses linear dimensions. Since we exist, he said, “to be taken into… Continue reading →

When someone is raised in a denomination from the earliest remembrances of childhood that denomination becomes Christianity to that person. That was true for me. And doing the various outward, denominational things “right” made me feel secure and comfortable. In contrast, the process of letting go of these denominational moorings at times brought with it doubts and discomfort. George MacDonald described the unsettling and even terrifying moment when Christians start questioning their particular church’s doctrine… Continue reading →