One of the ideas that I’ve found most revolutionary, helpful — and troubling over the past decade of my exploring different ideas is the idea of the psychological Shadow. Coming originally from Carl Jung’s reflections on human psychology, the shadow is all about the parts of us we’d prefer to ignore. As I’ve previously summarized … Continue reading The Christian Shadow: Introduction
There's no new Epiphany reflection from me this year, but here are some of my previous posts: Theme of Light God’s Shining Forth: A Reflection on Epiphany and Genesis 1.1-5 (2024) It Only Takes a Spark: A Reflection for Epiphany 2023 Arise! Shine! : A Reflection for Epiphany 2021 Theme of the Magi Wise Men … Continue reading Resources for Epiphany / Theophany
This past Summer in our study of Genesis 1-11, we saw how the Old Testament contains several different creation stories (Comparison of Creation Texts). The best-known stories, of God’s speaking the universe into existence over six days in Genesis 1 and the story of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2-3, appear to be relatively … Continue reading A New Creation Story: A Reflection on John 1.1-18
When I was a kid, my church’s focused time for children on Christmas Eve was always framed as “Baby Jesus’ Birthday Party.” It was always a lot of fun, and probably a good way to wrangle a bunch of excited kids with visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads. But, as I grew older, I … Continue reading Unto Us A Child is Born: A Reflection for Christmas 2024
It is one of the sad realities of Christian history that the Roman Empire conquered Christianity — not by persecuting it, but by adopting it. Despite the valiant efforts of monastics, mystics, and reformers, who have offered up a 'minority report' in every generation, for the most part, Christianity has been enmeshed with ideas of … Continue reading The Song of the Lowly: A Reflection on Luke 1.39-55
Matthew Root 