Religion

Follow Me

I’m going to say things that have been said before by many others.  You will not find anything new here.  It may sound different than what may be expected from someone like me but it still needs to be said.  Again and again.  I guess. Jesus’ calling of the 12 disciples was never a simple ...Read More

Places and Spaces

“I like this place,” Jimmy M. said as we drove back to Daystar on the uneven, craggy pavement from Little Amps. “I feel like it’s a place I can grow, plant some roots, and change my life. It’s different from Bloomsburg.” “How so?” I asked. “Something about that place. It’s where I learned to shoot ...Read More

Migrations Of The Holy: Part 2 – Shifts In Being

In the first part of this series, we talked through the shift in thinking many in the church have had as it relates to political affiliation and effectiveness. Here’s what I saw/see: many are choosing to replace the church and Christianity with a religious commitment tied to their Nation. In other words, what we have ...Read More

Migrations Of The Holy: Part 1

“Migrations of the Holy” is a term coined by British Historian John Bossy, and used as the title of a book by William Cavanaugh. The book by Cavanaugh will be my “dialogue” partner as I reflect on God, Politics, and the meaning of the Church in the political sphere. For years it had been commonplace ...Read More