By Robert A. Rees “To be in a holy place where love is found, where all are named and where hearts are freed to change the world.” —Motto of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Hollywood, California ONE SUNDAY, MY friend David Ballantine invited me to attend church with him. I have known David since …
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Hosannas at Glide Memorial Church
By Robert A. Rees There is no music like that music, no drama like the drama of the saints rejoicing, the sinners moaning, the tambourines racing, and all those voices coming together and crying holy unto the Lord. —James Baldwin On Palm Sunday there are two long lines at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church …
The Easter Experience, the Belief Gene, and Why/What/How/Who of Religious Experience
This presentation is an interactive meditation on Easter, belief, and the need for religious people from all backgrounds to have a redemptive experience. To prepare for this discussion, please read the document on our website under the same title. Russ Osmond
Thorns and Thistles and Briars (An Easter Poem)
By Jonathon Penny This is a rather wretched place, All things considered: More paradox than paradise; A poky little patch of dust and scrub Now parched, now drowned, Shaken and, as often, stirred; A heaven gone to ground, Ground gone to seed, Thorn- and thistle-crowned And for the very birds— The …