From Br. Joseph — I will raise up a prophet like you among their kinsmen, and will put my words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I command. If any man will not listen… (from Deuteronomy) A colleague addressed me yesterday in the hallway with a warm smile and a friendly, “Hey …
Tag Archive: I-Thou
Dec
04
2007
Permanent link to this article: http://cowpi.com/journal/2007/12/hey-you
Nov
15
2007
Beyond Pearls
If I just do my thing and you do yours, We stand in danger of losing each other and ourselves I am not in this world to live up to your expectations; But I am in this world to confirm you As a unique human being, And to be confirmed by you. We are fully …
Permanent link to this article: http://cowpi.com/journal/2007/11/beyond-pearls
Sep
26
2007
Nothing Satisfies
Found myself with a rare free moment during the day. After a quick check on the internet for something, I found this little signpost for encouragement. It is a strange signpost, but one none the less. And the trick to remember with signposts is to follow where they point, not to collect them or stand …
Permanent link to this article: http://cowpi.com/journal/2007/09/nothing-satisfies
Sep
02
2007
The Body of Christ
The term Body of Christ means three things: 1) the actual physical body of Jesus; 2) the Church (with a capital “C”) because we as individual persons are church, parts of the Body, branches on the Vine; and 3) the Eucharist, the Blessed Sacrament. (Note: Some believers have issues with the third one. There is a plausible explanation …
Permanent link to this article: http://cowpi.com/journal/2007/09/the-body-of-christ
Jul
04
2007
Bad Theology
In The Courage to Be, Paul Tillich describes bad and painfully wrong theology. The God of [bad] theological theism is a being beside others and as such a part of the whole of reality. He certainly is considered its most important part, but as a part and therefore as subjected to the structure of the …
Permanent link to this article: http://cowpi.com/journal/2007/07/bad-theology