Rod White's Blog, page 43

Jesus is Trans-everything

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of the Creator. Here there is no … Continue reading →

Jesus Has Other People Not of Your Fold

So much to do, so few Memorial Day parties at which to do it! That’s what I’ve come to think after hearing what happened at some of the recent BBQs. Maybe we should skip however else we do things and … Continue reading →

Pentecost and the Deepest Magic

Pentecost is one of the main inspirations for my faith. I wish it were more “popular” as a holiday. At Pentecost, the truth, the law, the principles of faith are not just “out there,” in a building or in a … Continue reading →

Pentecost on Memorial Day Weekend.

1) Memorial Day is a hard one. It really means something significant and is sad on so many levels. It is sad that we ignore it as we go to the beach. It is sad that it is “religious” and … Continue reading →

Doing Something About It

I have a bug in this computer. I am slowly finding my way to a clean it out. I used my old malware program and it found a couple of things to fix. But it did not get to the … Continue reading →

I Still Want To Talk

Our dinner party turned uproarious for a little while the other night when we all realized we had something to say about our divided up country and churches. We were having an easy time talking (and shouting), but, in general, … Continue reading →

Nomenclature Wars (Skirmishes? Slight Disruptions?)

People sometimes give us a hard time about how Circle of Hope is “picky” about nomenclature. I am not sure we are picky enough. For people constrained to speak the truth in love in a world of lies, words matter. For … Continue reading →

Soak Up Generativity

At the memorial for Gwen’s mother, I read a portion of John 14 and this was part of it:        If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and … Continue reading →

Narcissism and Telling Our Stories

My recent studies in psychoanalytic theory confirmed nicely what my first individual therapist, way-back-when, knew as soon as I sat down. At one point he handed me a book and said, “You might want to read this.” It was titled “Narcissism.” … Continue reading →

Keep Talking about How Your Lover Is Doing with Jesus

The biggest impediment to keeping faith with Jesus might be a good man or a good woman, or at least a man or a woman who wants me. I have often wondered out loud how long it would be before … Continue reading →