Transmillennial 2008
Transmillennial 2008 starts tonight. I have a session tomorrow "Thank God for Judgment." Sounds a little provocative and paradoxical. It's a way to reframe judgment. On Saturday I give a keynote, "Who's Afraid of All... More »
Transmillennial 2008 starts tonight. I have a session tomorrow "Thank God for Judgment." Sounds a little provocative and paradoxical. It's a way to reframe judgment. On Saturday I give a keynote, "Who's Afraid of All... More »
I just published a new article on the Presence site. It is based on Jesus' story about the shepherd who leaves the 99 sheep in order to bring back the one who went astray. The... More »
Sometimes I wonder how God feels. Maybe there’s a danger in potentially conflating my feelings with God’s, and I suppose we’ve all done that to some degree. I feel that the world is unjust, so... More »
Last week I published a new article on the Presence site called 1Corinthians 13: The Greatest Gift Remix . It's a reworking of Paul's impassioned plea to his readers to renounce their pride and practice... More »
Inspired by Awe "I will give thanks to You, for I am awe-inspiringly and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well." --Psalm 139:14 Sigmund Freud may receive credit... More »
I'm a fundamentalist. I concede that fundamentalism takes a lot of heat these days. Many of the world's problems -- real or imagined -- are blamed on fundamentalism. Fundamentalists -- whether political, economic, or religious... More »
Here is a link to some audio files from the Transmillennial regional conference held in January in the Houston area. Click here My two sessions were called "Loving Perfection." Personally, I think the 2nd one... More »
Just to let you know, I'll be in Houston this upcoming Friday-Sunday to participate in a conference. The theme is "Created for Perfection." I have 2 sessions that's I'm calling "Loving Perfection." If you're in... More »
I wrote a review of David Guy's great novel "Jake Fades" on the Presence site . This is a very readable novel that introduces some concepts of Zen practice. However, it is much more that... More »
At this time of year traditional moralists, anti-capitalists, and religious fundamentalists unite to rage against the materialism of Christmastime. We hear about the gluttony of consumption and worker exploitation juxtaposed against the "real meaning of... More »