Category Archives: belief

weavings and shinings

Here is where I land: happy when my mind is free, when I hear the old, old stories gritty. Pedestrian, if you will. When I see harsh sun reflect off the Sea, taste dust, and move weary feet. Finally, resting … Continue reading

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somebody’s old lady thinks so

Reflecting on my first fifty years… What has been most significant? While still in process about everything, I would start with growing up in a loving family finding my love, getting to keep him receiving my children, letting them go. … Continue reading

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two similar stories?: believing outside the box, pt. 2

Picking up where I left off Friday. Old Abe’s Acceptance Unlike Captain Mal’s story, Abraham’s tale doesn’t present a new, horrific threat to mankind. But in context, the book of Genesis to this point has spread a canvas of a … Continue reading

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believing outside the box

Lots goes into the reactions of people to their lives and times. Whether hippyish, middle-ages-ish, or thoroughly enlightened, each human existence involves an amalgamation of factors beyond DNA. Yet we continue seeking to relate to the ideas and adventures of … Continue reading

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humble sunday

Today. Holy, passion, branches, ass’s colt. “O, Jerusalem, Jerusalem…!” Deliberate, determinate, love. And tears. Individuals know pieces of truth. Moments arrive that reveal what I know I know I know. A sense of reality. And yet nothing can be true … Continue reading

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believing off the paper

I said I would get back to this. Uh, about a month ago. Thanks for your patience; now here’s a foray into… Magic My first brush with believing involved little pieces of paper. I was six. I wrote one word … Continue reading

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lent for lent

Christian traditions of various types have been placed around me all my life. Even more these days, when I tread paths of some ancient beliefs. At least, I imagine what it’s like to be a pilgrim on those sorts of … Continue reading

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object smatter

I’m starting over. I was into a wonderful, rambling post about further musings on belief, and. Well. Maybe it wouldn’t have been wonderful to try plowing through on your way to a zillion other blogs, distractions, and weekend activities. So … Continue reading

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the object matters

This culture is hung up on the way the word “belief” gets understood. I’m stymied by it as often as anybody. It rankles to hear someone say there is a right way to believe. My term in an old journal … Continue reading

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wednesday’s word: renewed

Though on the outside, wasting (perishing, decaying, you fill in the blank), the inward me is renewed day by day. ~Paul of Tarsus What has renewed you?

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