Some of you might know that I started a 21-day cleanse diet on Monday. This is probably not “church news,” but I wanted to explain some of my thinking because I am looking at it as a spiritual practice. I should start by explaining what it is. It is vegan, but that’s not all. It also eschews alcohol, caffeine, carbs, …
The Christian Practice of Right Speech
James is the lone book of Wisdom literature in the New Testament. According to this author, being Wise is all about learning to think carefully and act virtuously in complex situations. Specifically three things mark the Way of Jesus: taking care in how we speak, giving care to those in distress, and being careful about what we let into our …
Travel as a Spiritual Practice
In much of the Hebrew Scriptures God is on the move. Literally. God could erupt anywhere and people marked the spot as best they could, like Jacob positioning and anointing the stone after his radical dream of a stairway to Heaven. Before the temple in Jerusalem, Yahweh camped out with people who were also on the move, and Moses would …
Empty
Probably like most people in America, I have never gone without food for more than a few hours. I might skip a meal from time to time, but never all my meals. It’s important to note that fasting is by choice. I chose to go hungry. For a day. For many people, this is not a choice and it goes …