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Rat Poison Consequences
Originally posted on The Merton Prayer: A friend recently told me that he just couldn’t deal any longer with a relative and had drawn a boundary so that their paths would never cross. And then he said this, “I know it’s not right, but I just love to hate her!” I could not get over…
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Kingdom?
Try this: When you hear “Kingdom of God,” think “Kingdom Justice.” The Kingdom of God is here and now. It is not something to come after we leave this world. The Kingdom of God is a joint venture between humans and God to collaborate on bringing Justice here and now. God is a collaborator, not…
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The Mystery of Advent
Originally posted on Pastor Michael Moore's Blog: How can I help you with your blog/sermon, daddy? As we begin the new liturgical year, it is also the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is often seen as a time of preparation and anticipation. In his book, Seasons of Celebration: Meditations on the Cycle of Liturgical…
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My Book, YHWH’s Divine Images, Is Available Now
Originally posted on Daniel O. McClellan: My open-access book, YHWH’s Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach, is available for download here. Hardcover and paperback editions are forthcoming. Because the volume is open-access, the PDF is freely downloadable and shareable. I hope those with an interest in the topic will enjoy the book, share it widely, and…
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God, You’ve Got to be Kidding Me!
Originally posted on The Merton Prayer: Whenever I have to go to a hospital for medical treatment, the admissions process always asks me what my “occupation is,” and I always do an internal walk into my distant past.? For six years in the 1980’s I was a Patient’s Rights Ombudsman at a major Chicago hospital.?…