When tasked with explaining how the Church year functions, I often use the metaphor of light. At Christmas, light comes into the world, light which shines brightly outward through the season of Epiphany, before we turn it inwards in Lent, after which point we are empowered to be our own lights throughout Pentecost. In this … Continue reading Waiting for God
As part of some prolegomena I've been doing lately, which has included exploring my theological journey and influences, and some of the ways I've changed over the course of this blog, I thought it would be helpful to summarize the basic theological affirmations or assumptions that underpin the thought articulated here as a place for new … Continue reading Start Here: Theological Assumptions for this Blog
Today is the end of the Western liturgical calendar, a day known as the Sunday of “Christ the King” or “Reign of Christ.” It’s a metaphor that doesn’t strongly resonate for many of us these days. It’s been a long time since any of us have really experienced ‘kingship’ in any meaningful way. Today I’d … Continue reading On Kings, Kingdoms, and Kingship: A Reflection for the Sunday of the Reign of Christ 2022
This week I’m spending some time on prolegomena, articulating how and why I engage with the world as I do. The other day, I told my story up to 2018 when I started this blog. It is a story of being influenced by a wide range of ideas and traditions, both Christian and non-, ancient … Continue reading Where I Am (How I’ve Changed … and How I Haven’t)
As I noted in my ‘housekeeping’ post last week, I’ve decided to spend this time before Advent begins on questions of my own spiritual autobiography and how my experiences have shaped how I engage with Christian theology and the world as a whole. Today I’d like to provide the broad strokes of my story until … Continue reading Where I’ve Been
Matthew Root 