I love that coloring books for adults are having a moment. Once in college, an Aladdin coloring book found its way into our apartment. I don’t remember if I bought it as a joke or if someone gave it to me as a joke, but I do remember taking it…
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Happy Moltmann Monday, y’all! Today’s excerpt comes from The Spirit of Life in his chapter on the theology of mystical experience. I’m giving you the first few sentences for context, but pay attention to the last half particularly. The Greek philosophers, the [parents] of the Church, and the monastic Fathers…
A word on praise and prayer from Moltmann’s The Source of Life: The world is full of praise, for God is in this world. God is not far off, in the Beyond, but is himself the life in the world. Israel expresses this by saying that God’s Spirit, God’s Wisdom…
I have a brief article on prayer out in this month’s Immerse Journal. Immerse is a magazine dedicated to issues of relevance to people who work with and for youth. The magazine has fantastic content, and it’s really lovely to hold and to look at, too. (Yes, I’m still one…
Over the last month or so, my 6 year old has come up with a new little rhythm in his prayers. All of them- before meals, before bed, when we see an accident on the highway. He says, “Dear God, I hope…” Last night it was, “Dear God, I hope…