A traditional interpretation of Psalm 51 might use it to make a case for "original sin" and the need for God's intervention for our "salvation." Let's not do that.

Our agapé connection to God isn't broken. We're all imperfect. We've all done things that we regret, that hurt others. But nothing we've done can separate us from God.

As you go through your day today, especially if there are times when you feel overwhelmed, reflect on the never-absence of God and draw new strength from God's Presence.

Unlike the lost coin, the lost sheep can make choices. So can we.

The words of Psalm 139 are archaic and awkward. But their point is simple and timeless. Our agapé relationship with God is the most intimate connection that we will ever have.

The sacred text attributed to Jeremiah was, to the best of scholars' knowledge, written to the Israelites to try to get them to take their responsibility as stewards of the Earth and their social responsibility to each other seriously. Millennia later, we

The understanding that God is "in control" can be comforting, even liberating as we no longer need to take responsibility for whether or not we, when fully formed, will be good enough to "hold water." But is that the kind of relationship we want?

If we’re lucky, it won’t take an apple hitting us on the head to realize our own epiphany. A progressive Christian reflection on the visit of the Wise Men

The special Birth that we, as Christians, celebrate each year is once again behind us. But our opportunities to change the world are still ahead of us.

Mythos - Karen Armstrong and others use the term to highlight the difference between the kind of “Truth” that simply explains the mechanics of the universe, and the kind that helps to point our consciousness beyond the material.