February 02, 2021

02 Before retirement, I spent my time tending matters that I haven’t tended since retirement. They were all necessary aspects of my employment, and I did them well enough to not know where I stopped what I did for a living started, but when I stopped doing it for a living, my life became myContinue reading “February 02, 2021”

The Non-Subscribing Church of What’s Happening Now

Flip Wilson had a comedy routine built around “The Reverend Leroy and The Church of What’s Happening Now.” With “Non-Subscribing” attached to the name of his church, the new incarnation captures perfectly the essence, scope and calling of every church since the invention of churches–to exist beyond theology and doctrine, dogma and creed, catechisms andContinue reading “The Non-Subscribing Church of What’s Happening Now”

08/10/2020

01 If you haven’t read yesterday’s post on the Stages of Spiritual Development, today’s post refers to that, so you might check it out when that is convenient. Nowhere in my experience has there been a group centered on spirituality that devotes itself to helping people move through the Stages of Spiritual Development. Certain typesContinue reading “08/10/2020”

08/10/2020

01 If you haven’t read yesterday’s post on the Stages of Spiritual Development, today’s post refers to that, so you might check it out when that is convenient. Nowhere in my experience has there been a group centered on spirituality that devotes itself to helping people move through the Stages of Spiritual Development. Certain typesContinue reading “08/10/2020”

08/09/2020

The Stages of Spiritual Development The Old Yogis/Hindus/Buddhists held there to be seven stages of spiritual development. Stage 1 is Living Without Being Alive. Jesus advised leaving the dead to bury the dead. The people at this stage are dragons (Joseph Campbell), Dragging themselves around. They are just hanging out, barely making it through eachContinue reading “08/09/2020”

08/02/2020

01 The Presbyterian Women of the Presbyterian Church (USA) participated in a Re-Imagining Conference in Minneapolis, November 4 – 7, 1993. The Conference called for addressing injustices to women world-wide and promoting equal leadership with men throughout all phases of religious experience and expression. It emphasized the fundamental need of Re-Imagining God and Christian theologyContinue reading “08/02/2020”