Making peace Most of us are familiar with the notion of last rites – a dying person’s confessional and absolution to ensure their eternal peace. This rite, most commonly associated with Catholicism, is trans cultural and denominational. (In Judaism, it’s called vidui.) While these practices focus on the well being of the dying, the peace these […]
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Heeding messages. Whose messages? This article about messaging is in three parts: Michaelangelo’s Biblical Errancy Meaning and Message are Intertwined Asking You to Choose to Believe in Awe Michelangelo’s Biblical Errancy Michelangelo was a great artist. Three of his famous interpretations of biblical ideas, however, aren’t so great. Let me elaborate Moses’ horns The
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Making mistakes Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with my boy. But maybe it’s just that he’s 10-years old. I sort of remember being told I was absentminded when I was in 4th grade. But I don’t remember it being as bad as he is. Of course, I wasn’t the parent. Unconsciously, reflexively,
What is empowering? What is the spiritual life? The definition of the word empower is to give someone the authority to do something and to make them stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights. I am Rabbi Brian – an ordained rabbi on a mission from God – a rabbi
Frog or Fish by Rabbi Brian 2017 – issue 13 of 40 The 77% Weekly Nourishing Spiritual-Religious Hunger 40/52 weeks a year I thank you for reading. If you know of someone who might like this, please share. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for free! oldrotb.wpengine.com/archives – ?rB Frog or Fish: How Much Do
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Written by Bill Johnson. A spiritual brother to Rabbi Brian and friend of Religion Outside The Box. http://billjohnsononline.com/blog/to-be-ourselves/ To Be Ourselves. “May we free ourselves, from ourselves so that we can be ourselves.” Rabbi Brian This week I met Rabbi Brian online through a quirky, divine, surprise syncrhoncity. As we talked he shared this quote off the top
About mathematics, love, metrics, and me. Mathematics & Love For seven years, I was a high school mathematics teacher with a my job description of teaching mathematics to high school students. But, really, I knew I had a much larger job: teaching lovingkindness. My lofty, worthy goal did not follow a simple
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You’ve got to laugh to keep from crying After learning of some upsetting political news, I called a mentor of mine. He shut me down from obsessing about it by recounting something his father used to say. “You’ve got to laugh to keep from crying.” Truly, my fretting about this news would have
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As you might or might not know, I am an accomplished magician. Every year since 1979, I’ve gone to Tannen’s Magic Camp – first as a camper, then as a counselor, and now as a member of the senior staff. The best magicians will always let you know before you are fooled how you are
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Love What’s Broken In the course of our getting acquainted, Ron, a new minister friend, made reference to Luther’s theology of the cross. He spoke about it as though it was something I knew. I interrupted him and admitted that I didn’t understand. “Can you explain it simply?” I asked. (I was sure that my initial