The High Calling

Apr 22, 2010

A letter from God?

Back in 2003 I was going through a time of great uncertainty and doubt. Frankly, I wasn’t sure that I should be a minister. I have always struggled with belief in God. As a pastor, that bothered me. It bothered me a lot. And it should have bothered me. I don’t count my doubts as some kind of virtue or sign that I'm being authentic. I wanted to believe....

Read More +

Mar 27, 2009

RAP: Slow down, look around

by Anonymous

Marcus here for our weekly poetry liturgy, Random Acts of Poetry. (You always know I'm in charge of RAP when it's late.) This morning I stopped at Office Max to get some supplies for a poetry workshop I'm leading at Laity Lodge this weekend. And I was struck by their current ad campaign: "Life is beautiful....

Read More +

Dec 4, 2008

Santa as God 1.0

by Gordon Atkinson

Jesus and Santa get along well in our home. There is no conflict between them, and there need never be. I consider Santa to be God 1.0. It’s hard to explain God’s omniscience to a child. Easier to tell him or her that He, too, sees you when you’re sleeping and knows when you’re awake. And God’s omnipotence?...

Read More +

Nov 24, 2008

Personal Relationship with Jesus

by Gordon Atkinson

“You don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus?” my wife asks. “How can I!” I say. “I’ve never seen Jesus. I’m not talking about some kind of metaphysical conversion experience. I’m not talking about Jesus in others, least of these kind of stuff.” “Then what are you talking about?” It’s not a real conversation. Its staged....

Read More +