Universal Family

Civilization is a wagon train, and Jesus is the master wheelwright. A wheelwright is a person who builds and repairs wooden wheels. This episode explains the analogy.

How do we nourish ourselves on the bread of life?

This is a string of word pictures with a thread of meaning running through.

After Jesus healed ten men with leprosy, they went forth joyously, but one man turned back, and came to Jesus to give thanks and worship.

This episode tells how we can break through the momentum of lazy appreciation and activate worship.

A reflection framed by prayer distinguishes the justice of God; the justice that we look forward to in our planetary destiny when the kingdom of God will have come in its fullness; justice that is already established here and there; and justice that is evolving.

A reflection on the contrasting media images of response to the murder of George Floyd. An invitation to keep pondering.

70 diverse high school students are gathered for a three-day weekend at Camp Anytown (lots of details in the blogpost). After three days of organized interaction, they have confronted and exploded their prejudices and emerge as loving, mutually supportive, inspired leaders for positive social change. The last portion of the video presents comments/questions/criticisms that suggest paths of growth to add a layer of quality thinking to an already strong program.

The two kinds of anxiety: physical discomfort or worse; and performance anxiety.

What cures would you prescribe?

A divine commandment expresses faith in what you can do and be, orients your life, alerts you to the fact that the rewards of following are better than the consequences of rejecting, and promises support every step of the way.

Does your life seem over medicalized?

An amoeba, a book on public speaking, and a question that has long awaited being raised.