Reflections on Christian theological, spiritual, and religious thought and practice as well as question of peace and justice.... more
FAQs about Larry's Inklings:How many episodes does Larry's Inklings have?The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.
April 28, 202352 The Quest / AwakeningThe spiritual quest is an awakening. Most of the people you meet on the street, regardless of their status or achievements are asleep. But the Christian spiritual life is about being awake –– about having a "dawn" within us. It is about being conscious of the numinous, aware and attentive to the mysterious presence of God –– to the poetic, or divine life. This series of podcasts, concludes with this 52nd episode. I may come back later to answer some frequently as......more18minPlay
April 18, 202351 The Quest / The Beloved CommunityThis episode continues to explore Christian spirituality as a spirituality in which community is essential, and faces squarely the reality that there are times when the church is neither beloved nor community ––times in which the institutions church has, in the name of Christ, perpetuated evil. How are those consecrated to the Christ, the Sacred Page, and the Beloved Community to respond?...more30minPlay
April 11, 202350 The Quest / The Beloved CommunityLooks at the church, when it is truly the church, as community –– The Beloved Community of Christ. Did Jesus intend to create a church? What about the terrible things done by the church as established authority? Can I just be a Christian at large? Was Thomas Merton, the modern Christian mystics correct in saying the church is the antidote to the sort of individualism that leads to human despair?...more30minPlay
April 08, 202349 The Quest // Claiming the Marks of ChristSaint Paul speaks frequently of being led by the Spirit, walking in the Spirit, living in the Spirit. But what does Spirit walking mean when considered as a mark of Christ –– the stigmata of Christ?...more22minPlay
March 22, 202348 The Quest / Claiming the Marks of ChristThis episode, number 48 of "The Quest / Claiming the Marks of Christ, looks at the marks of wisdom, listening, and knowledge of God's will (God's dream for humanity) as identifying marks of walking the kairotic path –– the "redeeming of the time."...more28minPlay
March 07, 202347 The Quest / Claiming the Marks of ChristContinues to explore Christian spiritual transformation –– what it means to bear the marks, or stomata, of Christ –– particularly in light of Jesus's saying: "You shall know them by the fruit they bear." The meaning of Galatians the fifth chapter "(the works of the flesh" and "the fruit of the Spirit") as it related to the Way of transformation....more22minPlay
February 14, 202346 The Quest / Claiming the Marks of ChristPodcast 46 The Quest / Claiming the Marks of Christ continues the discussion of faith begun in Episode 45 as the Stigmate of Christ. Faith is considered not only as mental belief, but also as qualities that are beyond belief –– trust, surrender, knowledge or wisdom, a response to the goodness of God, and as a kind of force or energy....more23minPlay
February 04, 202345 The Quest / Claiming the Marks of ChristLooks at the multiple meanings of faith (all of them necessary), and finds faith to be "beyond belief." Faith is the foundation that makes everything in life worthwhile. Like love it is a way of insight and understanding; and, therefore, is the path to wisdom....more22minPlay
January 29, 202344 The Quest / Claiming the Marks of ChristThis episode, number 44 in The Quest Series, continues to explore the question of what are the identifying marks, the "stigmata," of Christ that the Apostle Paul talks about in his letter to the Galatians. In doing so it notes that one need not be religious in order to be a "good person," or to do good. It maintains that the primary and essential identifying mark of the Christian is love for God and for others. In doing so it further explores the question: "What is love?"...more20minPlay
January 23, 202343 The Quest // Claiming the Marks of ChristEpisode 43, "Claiming the Marks of Christ," begins a new chapter in The Quest series of podcasts. What are the spiritual marks, the stigmata, identifying the Christian –– the people of the Way? Can we make that determination or are we just being judgmental when we attempt to do so? What is the difference between claiming the stigmata of Christ in the sense of receiving the marks of Christ, and merely claiming to have received them....more22minPlay
FAQs about Larry's Inklings:How many episodes does Larry's Inklings have?The podcast currently has 58 episodes available.