August 27, 2020

At Home on Earth: Stop. Listen. Learn.

Earlier this year, I adopted a "sit-spotting " nature meditation practice, which I wish I'd started doing a long time ago. Every other morning, before dawn, I hike back into the forest behind our rural home, to a secluded spot ...
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Understanding Sins of Omission

I realize that I can sin by some action (for example, murder or theft), but I have never understood how someone can sin by inaction, by not doing something. How is that possible? Yes, sins of commission (such as the ...
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What Is the Kingdom of God?

Please explain in simple language the concept of the kingdom of God. What Jesus means by the expression the kingdom of God is accepting God’s values as trustworthy and enough, not needing any “improvements,” as we often describe them.
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Who Wrote the Gospel of John?

I was surprised to read in an earlier “Ask” column that John the Apostle did not write the Gospel of John. Who did? We are not entirely sure. First, I should point out that only around the year AD 125 ...
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