Powerful words from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church today.
Toward an Integral Hermeneutic: Holistic
[This is Part 3 of a series looking at what an integral approach to interpreting Scriptures might look like: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Growth-Oriented ] ‘Holistic’ is a word that can mean different things to different people. To some it simply means ‘whole’, but for others it might conjure up images of alternative … Continue reading Toward an Integral Hermeneutic: Holistic
Now what?
I’m in one of those seasons of life right now that I think we all go through from time to time. It’s a season when by all appearances not much seems to be happening. After an intense Fall, a Winter full of endings and beginnings, and an early Spring of relief and rest, I’m now … Continue reading Now what?
Acceptance
I had planned on taking a week off from these explorations of sacred practices during my vacation, but my time away ended up providing me ample reminder of one of the most vital practices of all: accepting things as they are. Background Accepting things to be as they are hasn’t been a huge theme in … Continue reading Acceptance
Be a Blessing
When I was a teenager, my mother would send me off to school every morning with the words, “Be a blessing!” While these words bore little immediate fruit, by the time I was in my early twenties, they had come to form the basis of my sense of vocation, of who and how I am … Continue reading Be a Blessing
Matthew Root 