The examined life is worth living. It seems quaint these days to say that you go to Sunday School or Bible Study at Church. How many times have we heard people say, “I got enough religion as a child to last me the rest of my life.” Or, “I like the ritual, but I don’t like to think too much about these things.” It’s as if the examination of the faith is either solely for children, or would not hold up under the scrutiny of adult reason. Religion, at its best, is not organized nostalgia. It‘s a deep engagement of spirit with the spirits of the times, in order to get underneath questions of meaning and purpose. I believe we are meaning-creating beings. We’re involved in co-creation with our creator. When we’re fully engaged mentally, emotionally, intellectually, physically, and politically, our life takes on dimensions that are impossible to imagine from the sidelines. This engagement comes from more than a passing acquaintance with the tradition, but rather from an encounter with the depths as found in a corporate and critical reading of scripture. Perhaps they are not literally factual, but they speak to the profound truths of human existence. Wherever two or three are gathered, there I am in the midst of them. If you want to find Jesus or the spirit that inspired Jesus, come join us and read the texts about Jesus. As they were inspired then, a careful reading will inspire us now--just as listening to a careful rendition of Mozart makes Mozart’s music alive to us now.

Sunday mornings at 9am, before the Choral Eucharist.