An infant has no curated self-image to protect and no ego to stroke. Our challenge as adults is to return to that state—not by accident of birth, but through the intentional, voluntary work of spiritual practice.

Perhaps Abram wasn’t the only one God called. Perhaps he wasn’t even the only one to hear the voice. But he may have been the only one willing to act on that call without hesitation.

“Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves.” Genesis … Read more

The story of the flood is not about a God who kills and destroys, rather about a God who loves, saves, and protects despite the fact that humans were continually and persistently walking away from the path taught by God. 

A good way to read and understand the stories in the Bible is to always remember that the stories were written by people to reflect on their existential reality, which was often hard and cruel, and considered the possible causes of such hardships.