Tag Archives: Jacqui Lewis
Stay Where the Pain Is
Mature religion always teaches some form of contemplation—to break our addiction to egoic, disconnected thinking. Continue Reading Stay Where the Pain Is
Love of Others Begins with Love of Self
We belong to a mutually beneficial web of connection, well-being, and love. Continue Reading Love of Others Begins with Love of Self
We Are One and Many: Weekly Summary
We are each impacted by the circumstances that impact those around us. What hurts you hurts me. What heals you heals me. Continue Reading We Are One and Many: Weekly Summary
The Spirit of Ubuntu
Who I will be is deeply related to who you are. Continue Reading The Spirit of Ubuntu
The Integrity of Love
What a distortion of the gospel it is to have limited sympathies and unlimited certainties. Continue Reading The Integrity of Love
Love Crosses Boundaries
Fierce love causes us to cross boundaries and borders to discover one another. Continue Reading Love Crosses Boundaries
God as Fierce Love
Images of God God as Fierce Love Thursday, December 2, 2021 Like many of us, CAC friend Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis has struggled with both the possibility and the pain-points of religion. Healthy religion unites but toxic religion uses God to create more separation and hurt in the world: Before I made my living talking… Continue Reading God as Fierce Love
Dominating Power
Good and Bad Power Dominating Power Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Contemplative teacher Beatrice Bruteau (1930‒2014) understood domination, what I’ve referred to as “power over” others, as the cause of much of the world’s suffering. Jesus by contrast models a loving, self-giving alternative to domination power. Here is Bruteau’s description of domination: The theme that I… Continue Reading Dominating Power
Vulnerability: A Divine Condition
Everybody Grieves Vulnerability: A Divine Condition Sunday, August 1, 2021 We live in a finite world where everything is dying, shedding its strength. This is hard to accept, and all our lives we look for exceptions to it. We look for something certain, strong, undying, and infinite. Religion tells us that the “something” for which… Continue Reading Vulnerability: A Divine Condition