The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 2020
Jesus is revealed and his plan to remake the Cosmos described. Death is to be destroyed and new life and a new creation will be born. (Part 1 of a 2 part series.)
Author: Nicholas Knisely
Variations on the Song of Salvation
A meditation for Sunday, August 16 2020. God has a plan for the salvation of the Universe. We have a part to play in that plan, and the freedom to participate in its unfolding.
Why do we hesitate to believe Jesus?
Jesus’ full identity is revealed. Why do we still falter and hesitate to follow? He is Prophet, Messiah and God with us. He tells us we conquer through love. What would it be like to come to him when he calls us in the midst of the stormy sea?
The Return of the Manna
President Obama’s words to all of us today
President Obama, giving the eulogy at Congressman John Lewis’s funeral today, said (in part) the following: [T]his country is a constant work in progress. We were born with instructions: to form a more perfect union. Explicit in those words is the idea that we are imperfect; that what gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further than anyone might have thought possible. John Lewis […]
Finishing The Mirror | The better the mirror, the more light that can be reflected…
Some of you know that I’m a vowed member of a dispersed religious order called the Society of Ordained Scientists. It’s been an important part of my life and helped to focus my work on the integration between faith and science since I became a member. Mother Pan Conrad is the Warden of the North American Chapter of the society, and a friend. She’s also a wicked smart scientist and is principle investigator a couple […]
Can we ever really unlock the true meaning of the parables?
Why does the good tolerate the bad?
A meditation on the parable of the wheat and tares.
The Bible is not simple to understand, and not meant to be read on your own.
Idolatry and the Cancel Culture
