The Church, the Draft Board, and Me — (2) The Church, Part 1: The Call
Installment #2, in which, after being saved unawares from sexual abuse, I begin high school in a seminary far from home.
The Church, the Draft Board, and Me — (1) Introduction
A sketch of my evolution, despite encounters with predatory priests and a vindictive draft board, from youthful candidate for the Catholic priesthood to adult a-theistic Quaker who still asserts that “God is love.”
Simone Weil, the Trinity, and Quaker Worship
“[The] exchange of love between the Father and the Son passes through the creation. All we are asked to do is consent to its passing through. We are nothing else but this consent.” — Simone Weil
The Light Within as Sword
Vocal ministry based on a passage from the Letter to the Hebrews.
Faith and Practice in a Nutshell
Perhaps my most concise vocal ministry yet: a pointer, from Johannine scripture, to the essence of Quaker faith and practice.
Love your neighbor as yourself?
“Love your neighbor as yourself” doesn’t mean that I must learn to love myself before I can love others: it recognizes that, even if I despise or hate myself, I already do love myself.
Worship, Ministry, & Narcissism
Although what I am experiencing is only a superficial reflection of my own face, I perceive it as the face of God, the reflection of the divine within.
A Quaker’s Christmas Reflection
It took a very long time for me to recognize and begin to accept that the primary law of the spiritual life is simply this: “it’s not about me.”
