The United States has more Christians than any country in the world, both in numbers and as a per cent of our population. Roughly 80% of Americans identify themselves as Christian. Only about half are actively involved in the life of a church, but this is still a large number. But are we a Christian [...]
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1 Sep 10
1 Jul 10
My most formative religious experiences were a series of mystical experiences. They began to occur in my early thirties. They changed my understanding of the meaning of the word “God”-of what that word points to-and gave me an unshakable conviction that God (or “the sacred”) is real and can be experienced. These experiences also convinced [...]
15 May 10
Speaking Christian: Redeeming Christian Language Join Marcus Borg and Dom Crossan as they explore “the surplus of meaning” behind some of the most important words in the Christian language. The seminar will be held June 21-24 at Center for Spiritual Development in Portland, Oregon. Understanding words like God, salvation, justice, compassion, and collections of words such as [...]
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2 Apr 10
The biblical meaning of “repentance” is quite different from an apology. In the Jewish Bible, the Christian Old Testament, “repentance” means “to return” – that is, to return from exile, to return to life in the presence of God, to a life centered in God. In the Christian New Testament, the word “repentance” carries this [...]
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Tagged definitions, forgiveness, meaning, repentance
9 Mar 10
I pray all the time. I do not mean “every minute,” but many times a day. My understanding and practice of prayer are grounded in my understanding of God, the Sacred. I see God as a presence, as the one “in whom we live and move and have our being,” to quote words attributed to [...]
16 Feb 10
I believe that God is present everywhere, in everything – that the universe is shot through with the radiant presence of God. Thus we are always “in God,” even as God is more than the universe. But to say that God is everywhere and in everything does not mean that God is the cause, directly [...]
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