Category Archives: Love

Easter Message from Obi-Wan Kenobi: “The Force will be with you, always.”

Posted on April 7, 2012 by nancyjfinleysd

Several years ago during Easter dinner, a young friend asked, “What’s up with Easter?”  This particular Easter celebration was a secular one and my friend was unschooled in religious stories and symbols.  I think her curiosity was sincere and that … Continue reading →

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‘TIS THE SEASON…

Posted on November 30, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

’tis the season to be quiet.  It’s advent.  It’s dark and still.  That is, it’s dark and still except for all the holiday lights and non-stop Christmas music, the mad pace of consumerism, the stress of high expectations.  For those … Continue reading →

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WHAT DID MARX REALLY SAY?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

Most of us are familiar with Karl Marx’s famous quote: “Religion is the opiate of the masses.”  If we believe this, we might feel smugly superior that we are not of “the masses.”  We feel “special.”  We feel more intelligent and … Continue reading →

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A NEW MYTHOLOGY?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

Here’s a quote from Joseph Campbell that some might find interesting: “One cannot predict the next mythology any more than one can predict tonight’s dream; for a mythology is not an ideology. It is not something projected from the brain, … Continue reading →

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RELIGION FOR THE RELUCTANT, CH. 8: FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE

Posted on May 29, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love (I Corinthians 13:13). Maybe we can make our peace with what it means to profess “belief” in something.  A larger issue that underlies all … Continue reading →

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RELIGION FOR THE RELUCTANT, Chapter 5: Individualism and the herd

Posted on April 7, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

What are the challenges involved in becoming a member of a group?  Why might we seek out group membership as a vehicle for personal and spiritual growth?  Besides all the reasons mentioned in earlier chapters, why is there some reluctance … Continue reading →

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RELIGION FOR THE RELUCTANT: Chapter Two

Posted on February 27, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

So maybe the door is opened a bit.  Maybe it’s not so hard to imagine a reality greater than what we can detect with our senses.  The next hurdle for many of us is the question of who or what … Continue reading →

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Agape

Posted on January 29, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

Agape is regarded as a kind of love that’s transpersonal, self-sacrificing, and genuine.  My understanding of the Cosmic Christ is that which serves as the doorway to the Divine realm with which each human psyche is graced.  Given this understanding, … Continue reading →

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