Musing Mystic Blog

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God’s Eyes

Ravaged and broken body no muscle left to flex and tall tales condemned to silence, by undone, struck dumb, muted, tongue. But …

In Solidarity

‘There is no Me without the We’! There is no Me without the We, and there is no We without the Me.  …

What tales could be told of a friendship that has run unabated for nearly half a century? What is the nucleus of …

Suffering Servants

Among the recurring themes in my posts is that embracing weakness and vulnerability rather than power is spirituality 101. This is not …

My last two posts were concerned with two brief passages from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. This post continues to draw …

I just couldn’t move on from that trouble prone, first century, Jewish misfit mystic, Paul, without a few more words regarding his approach …

Amongst the points I have stressed in my previous posts about pacifism, Blessed are the peacemakers, and Christian pacifists; is the inescapable …

If you looking for a mission statement, that defines the life and work of the Galilean, the ultimate ‘God with Skin on …

Historically, many young men have been easily seduced by the imagined glory of war, and old men are all too often the …

One of the oft repeated idioms of one of my former spiritual teachers was, “God is invisibly present amongst us.” This turns …

I have come to believe that there are few things more expressive of a seriously lived spiritual life than ‘solidarity.’ To walk …

Back in 1974, a fella called Nick Lowe wrote a song called “What’s so funny ‘bout’ peace love and understanding.” When it …