Bear Witness: An Advent Podcast Series for Christians Who Believe in Embodiment

A new four-episode Advent podcast series will examine the testimonies of the men in and around the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Hear ye, hear ye from Jesus, John the Baptizer, the Pharisees, Sadducees and Joseph, her soon-to-be husband. Why are we talking about the men who don’t bear the brunt of the […]

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An Embodied Faith for Somebody

“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition,” James Baldwin wrote in Giovanni’s Room. He opened a door of deeper meaning for his readers and affirmed what I believe with every fiber of my being: You are always right at home in your body. I close my eyes and make myself right […]

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We are predominately, majority

We are predominately spirit, more spirit than flesh, more breath than earth. We are majority spirit, more than a number, made of a substance that cannot be counted. We are predominately us; there really is no “them,” no human being outside of our shared humanity.  We are all strangers, all immigrants, all travelers passing through this world. […]

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Materials

God cannot be captured in a painting.  God made the painter and the earth is God’s canvas. God cannot be molded into a statue.  God made the potter and we are His clay. God cannot be “found” in nature.  God made the earth and God is supernatural. God cannot be described in words.  God is […]

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