“And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves; and he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. He was teachingContinue reading “Triumphal Entryism: A Secular Christian Sermon for Holy Week”
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Somewhere so High Above This Wall: A Secular Christian Sermon
One of the interesting things about being thirty is that you’re still pretty young – the olds will tell you this in no uncertain terms, if it seems hard to believe yourself – yet you’ve managed to collect enough years that you can start making some larger observations. Not necessarily clearer ones or more definitiveContinue reading “Somewhere so High Above This Wall: A Secular Christian Sermon”
Tale of a Lost Worker, Part III
Turns out, along the way, I seem to have written a novel. You’d Guess From Their Cries: One Heretic’s Quest for Salvation is a tale told in three parts, and in gratitude and love I’m posting the second of those parts, “Tale of a Lost Worker,” in its entirety, as a serial. If you missed parts oneContinue reading “Tale of a Lost Worker, Part III”
Tale of a Lost Worker, Part II
Turns out, along the way, I seem to have written a novel. You’d Guess From Their Cries: One Heretic’s Quest for Salvation is a tale told in three parts, and in gratitude and love I’m posting the second of those parts, “Tale of a Lost Worker,” in its entirety, as a serial. If you missed partContinue reading “Tale of a Lost Worker, Part II”
New Story: Tale of a Lost Worker
If you happened to see any of my hints and teasers regarding our updated Books page, you may already know that my first novel, You’d Guess From Their Cries, is now available via e-book from Amazon. It’s a story told in three parts, and before I tell you to buy it, I’m going to share theContinue reading “New Story: Tale of a Lost Worker”
The Sun is a Hero – and so was Jesus
Let’s get this out of the way: like it or not, we are wholly defined by our relationship to the light of the world. It is accurate to state that the date of the birth of the Christ was (artificially) set in the wake of the winter solstice to coincide with both the Roman celebrationContinue reading “The Sun is a Hero – and so was Jesus”
Ask, Seek, Knock: Midsummer’s Day Four
Well, everyone, it’s Day Four of Midsummer – we’re well into it, now! Hopefully my dear readers are joyfully living this out as much as I am. Endless greetings and blessings. Today is a holiday! Perhaps you’re stuck at work and it feels just like a regular old Monday, and all that entails, but thisContinue reading “Ask, Seek, Knock: Midsummer’s Day Four”
XVIII: Fixing the Table by Flipping It
This post is the eighteenth of sixty-four in our Days of Change series exploring each hexagram of the ancient Chinese I Ching one by one. To sample others in this series – or go wild and read from the beginning – go here. Sorry Baby Boomers, but this question is for everyone else: how many timesContinue reading “XVIII: Fixing the Table by Flipping It”
XVII: The Good Shepherd
The greatest among you will be your servant. Matthew 23:11 (NRSV) In employing the metaphor of a shepherd, I run the risk of implying that people are nothing more than useless sheep in need of a saving guide carrying a staff or at least awesome facial hair. This is not my intention. This hexagram isContinue reading “XVII: The Good Shepherd”
Stoning Amos
“The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name, who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destructionContinue reading “Stoning Amos”
Christopher J. DiLoreto 