Epiphany

Epiphany is a word we use akin to "revelation": a sudden realization, an unexpected vision of the true and possible, that eureka moment of creativity and insight. "And then, I had an epiphany." We "have" epiphanies. We possess them. We feel compelled to share them. Epiphanies abound. Western Christians observe (if they do) January 6

I did a lot of traveling on Epiphany. One place where I stopped on my journey was at Seattle's Church of the Apostles, more commonly known as COTA. I had heard a bit about COTA, that they were doing interesting things with liturgical community in the ELCA/ECUSA partnership. I have a few friends who are

This blog comes out of numerous conversations I've had with my fellow biblical critics and theologians of a certain age and cultural context. Many of us have been trained in all sorts of history, language, culture, theory, methodology, philosophy, doctrine, what have you. Many of us remember our youth during the cultural anxiety and fallout of