DAY 21 REFLECTION: Can Christian churches cultivate equanimity?
Christian churches rarely focus on equanimity. It is often considered a Buddhist thing, but it is very Christian, like the peace that Paul wrote about: “And the peace of God,…
DAY 22 REFLECTION: Sin as unconsciousness
The idea of original sin has been an important part of the Christian business model from the beginning, and it continues to fuel judgmental fervor with many fundamentalists today. It…
DAY 23 REFLECTION: Can Christian churches grow again?
A 2019 Gallop study found church membership had declined sharply from 70% in 1999 to only 50% twenty years later, and these headwinds are expected to get worse because each…
DAY 24 REFLECTION: We serve; therefore, we are.
To be more conscious is to be more connected to our direct experience by living life as it is, instead of as a cacophony of thoughts. Behaviors such as looking…
DAY 25 REFLECTION: Today is the day…
Today is the day. Now is the time. As Christian churches become more conscious and move from their conceptual dogmatic beliefs toward systematically helping people live better lives, their frames…
DAY 26 REFLECTION: But there for the grace of God…
The English reformer, John Bradford, was credited for saying, “But there for the grace of God go I” in the middle 1500s. Centuries later, Christians still say similar things. Most…
DAY 27 REFLECTION: Embracing God beyond words
It’s curious that so many Christians seem so sure about a God that they are so unsure about. Good definitions have explanatory power, yet many definitions for God are unable…
DAY 28 REFLECTION: God is the God of the living
Christian business models have capitalized on the fear of God and the dread of dying over the centuries. Dogma that cultivates the fear of God, hell, and eternal judgment has…
DAY 29 REFLECTION: Let go and let God
The past and future, as real as they may seem to us, are mental constructions. The present moment is all that there truly is and can ever be. God, like…
DAY 30 REFLECTION: Is Jesus in heaven out there or in spirit right here?
The Lord’s prayer is and has been often prayed in sanctuaries and homes throughout Christendom. There are many translations, but here’s one: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,Your…