Month: May 2013

I would like to share the following paragraph from Eckhart Tolle’s  book  titled New Earth: THE URGENCY OF TRANSFORMATION When faced with a radical crisis, when the old way of being in the world, of interacting with each other and with the realm of nature doesn’t work anymore, when survival is threatened by seemingly insurmountable problems,…

Jay: Joyce said last week that it was important not to use the law to judge others, but it was essential to use it for community. Harry opined that such a community would not be true community. Rimon said that just as it is impossible for humans to keep the law perfectly, it is also…

Jay: In our recent discussions, we seem to have determined that rather than live by a divine law that is harsh, demanding, and probably impossible for any human to uphold, we should accept god’s grace as protecting us from the law. Matthew tells you that your hands, eyes, and feet might cause you to sin,…

You might know of the Khan Academy, a website that offers free but first-rate lessons in a variety of subjects, from mathematics to art history. A recent lesson in the latter category, by Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Paul Binski, discusses (and shows) The Harrowing of Hell, c. 1440-70, a carved painted and gilt alabaster…

Don: Jesus told his self-righteous listeners that the demands of the law are very harsh, and those would live by it need to understand just how harsh. Hence, his references to cutting off one’s hands, eyes, and so on. This was also the lesson of the rich young ruler, and it was the message of…

Don: The third pillar of community is found in Matthew 18:7-11: “Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes! “If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it…