Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
God’s Sense of Humor
A funny thing happened to me while traveling my spiritual path. As Robert “Voluptuous“ Thompson pointed out in one of his recent blogs, God has a sense of humor and sometimes plays jokes on us. Here I am, a nice (at least I hope I am nice) full blooded, born and […]
Comments Off - Posted in All of Our Voices (Posts from Contributors) by Rev. Teri Sandler
Monday, January 21st, 2008
The Desire to Make a Difference
Nearly fifteen years ago I preached a sermon called, “On Being a Buddhist Baptist”. I got the idea from Tina Turner who was the first person I ever heard say she was a Buddhist Baptist.
Tina Turner’s Baptist upbringing was important to her, but it was Buddhist teaching that saved her life. It’s a well known […]
Comments Off - Posted in Other Heretics by Robert "Voluptuous" Thompson
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
A Pilgrimage of Vicissitudes
My steel trap of a mind has a hidden magnet that searches for any flints of perfection that it can attract, and for a long time now, it attracts them surely. Yesterday, I had the graced occasion to speak at a twelve step meeting of the fellowship of which I have been a member […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Dark Night of the Soul by Bill Glenn
Monday, January 7th, 2008
What Kind Of Extremist Will You Be?
Although we will officially celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr on January 21st, his actual birthday was January 15th. Those of us who remember those days will recall the conversation that took place among many white people in this culture. Threatened by King’s activism and his charisma there were many who argued that […]