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Looking for Meaning

Looking for Meaning

Rebecca’s friend Rachel ran up to her with big news: “I know who the tooth fairy is.” They were in second grade.  The night before, Rachel had awakened while the tooth fairy was exchanging the tooth left under her pillow for a dollar. “It was my dad!” she said....
Love and Wonder

Love and Wonder

Among American adults about 4% self-identify as atheists. I don’t like saying this, but if you look at behavioral patterns, the percentage is much higher. There’s a lot of what Richard Rohr calls “practical atheism” among us church-going Christians. (The Wisdom...
What Really Matters to You?

What Really Matters to You?

At the height of a sunny day, a madman lights a lantern and rushes into a crowded market. He shouts, “I’m looking for God! I’m looking for God!” People laugh at the spectacle, taunting and ridiculing the man. Someone says, “Do you think he might be lost?” Another...
Accidental Atheist

Accidental Atheist

Wearing my bishop’s purple clerical shirt, collar, and pectoral cross, I was ordering lunch at an Austin restaurant with my friend Sharon. The Episcopal Church’s triennial General Convention was underway in the Convention Center across the street. Since no tables were...