The Coronavirus pandemic seems to be the pole upon which our world is spinning!  Its effects are felt in every facet of life and devastatingly in so many cases – death. Not only are actual lives taken by the disease, but the livelihood of so many people is also being taken. …

Integral Philosopher, Ken Wilber, insists that in our reality, we cannot have singular without plural. Everything about me has something to do with others. In my own simplistic understanding of this, history, society and culture (and so many other influences) contribute to my view or perspective on life and on everyone else’s view and perspective as well.…

The feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem.
It was winter.
And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon.

Many times we forget that Jesus was Jewish.  The scripture selections today remind us of that. …

“I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me.”

As we move into the 4^th week of the Easter season, Spring is brimming over and rushing forward with the Good News Joy of the empty tomb and beyond. …

But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice,
as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
When he has driven out all his own,
he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him,
because they recognize his voice.…