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The Old Well

September 14, 2012 by David Anderson 2 Comments

“God is an underground river,” Meister Eckhart said, “that no one can dam up or stop.” I love that image of God because it completely flips the dominant image of God “up there.” When we first imagine a deity, God is always “up,” always distant, the Sky God of nearly every ancient religion. Until, gradually, […]

Too Busy Not to Pray

August 13, 2012 by David Anderson Leave a Comment

I sat in a group a few weeks ago—it was a group of clergy, and someone whose ministry I really respect began to speak of the challenges to his spiritual life. Don said, “Parish life can take it out of me. I get busy, then I get overwhelmed—and my spiritual life suffers. I ‘don’t have […]

Clocks and Clouds

July 20, 2012 by David Anderson 4 Comments

“All problems are either clouds or clocks,” said the eminent philosopher Carl Popper. There are two different kinds of systems, he meant. To understand a clock you can take it apart, examine its individual pieces, understand it or fix it. A cloud is different. You can only observe it as a dynamic, shifting, morphing whole.  […]

Tethering the Cat

July 5, 2012 by David Anderson 3 Comments

Traditions and rituals that surround prayer and worship are essential. I can’t sit for prayer in the morning until I have made a cup of tea and a small plate of fruit. It’s part of my ritual. I do it most mornings before I am actually awake! But this is the glory of ritual—when I […]

When Words Fail

June 28, 2012 by David Anderson 3 Comments

How do you communicate with someone who doesn’t speak your language, nor you theirs? That, essentially, is the question Pam and I always face when we visit our French friends, Serge and Betty, whom we visited in Nice for five days last week. We do speak some French, Pam more than I; and they do […]

Communion on Chemo

May 3, 2012 by David Anderson 4 Comments

Ashley Makar, who guest posts today, is a friend of my daughter, Sharon.  Sharon sent me Ashley’s story–a 33 year-old woman with esophogeal cancer, and Pam and I read it together. Well, Pam tried to read it but could not make it through for the tears. It’s a beautiful testament to the power of love […]

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