Dana Owens

As the original material from the man for the creation of the woman was a rib, which protects his heart, the creation of the woman symbolized God granting humanity what they desire the most in their hearts: a certain sense of ownership of their life…

Humans serve the grand design of the Creator by simply living a full life as it is given to them, because their existence itself supports the interconnectedness and interdependence of spiritual reality and physical reality.

God does not resemble us, but we resemble God. There is a significant difference between who resembles who.

Of course, Creator God wishes humans to choose the light and thus eventually become light. Yet, darkness remains because that is where we began our journey…

How many of us find ourselves making resolutions for 2026 that we had already made in prior years? What happened with those? Thankfully, our biblical tradition brings with it some guidelines for orienting ourselves…