Legacy Code

I had my Imagine meeting this morning. It was our second to the last meeting. Not sure what comes next, but I’m open to possibilities. We are reading the book Naked Spirituality by Brian McLaren. I had procrastinated all week and as of noon yesterday, I had not read the second half of the book […]

Imagine, part 7

Thud! I start this posting with a quote from Pink Floyd’s The Wall. It is written from the perspective of a husband to his wife. But I use it here to describe the next phase of my faith journey. Day after day, love turns grey Like the skin of a dying man. Night after night, […]

Imagine, part 6

Crash! I preface this post with a couple of thoughts. It is impossible for me to put into words how much I love my son. He inspires me daily. Let me be clear I do not in any way, shape or form blame him for what happened to me. What follows is purely the result […]

Imagine, part 5

TnT, pride before the Called So after moving to Virginia, we started attending a medium size Methodist Church. It was such an unlikely pairing; formerly hardcore Pentecostals meet the mainline church. But as I mentioned in the previous post, we loved it. I started attending a Bible study. At the time, I had a skater […]

Groupy

I start this post with a quote. I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member. –Woody Allen as Alvy Singer in Anne Hall Something rather unexpected has happened. I joined a … … not sure what to call it. It is a group. I can […]

All is Relevant, None is True

The final hours of 2011 are ticking away. And my thoughts in these waning hours, as is often the case, revolve around faith. I guess the title of this entry pretty well sums up my recent train of thought. I have been pondering the words of John Lennon in the song Imagine and reading some […]

Moo Year

Let me say up front, that I do not make New Year’s resolutions. I think trying to change your behavior because of an arbitrary date is doomed to failure. Making little changes over time that is eminently doable. So in no particular order, here are some things I would like to improve upon (that is […]

Letting the Days Go By, Let the Water Hold Me Down

My faith is a faint shadow of what was once substantial. I continue to attend church, though I am not certain why. That being said, I was moved to tears today in church. Why? I am not sure exactly. But I think it has something to do with connectedness. Biologically, we are unique individuals. Yet […]

Mystery Meat

Here now, more of my post therapy ramblings about religion & the nature of faith: I begin this entry with a quote from the Matrix: This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever […]

Liturgy

So as I mentioned in my last posting, I have started therapy again. We have been spending a lot of time discussing my religious upbringing and practices. I had a bit of an epiphany in my last session. I was going through my religious history. I will just outline for brevity here: First religious memories […]