Remember when we were discussing how the meaning of tablets has changed from written on stone to handheld devices? I wanted to share my reading from Blue Letter Bible, in which Paul defines tablets in another interesting way: …clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the…

Don: In Matthew 18 we have what we are calling the “pillars” of community. Last week we discussed the pillar of Innocence, dependency, freedom from fear, the death of ego. The second pillar comes in verse 5: And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; Then in verse 6 he says: …but…

Don: In recent weeks we have been discussing the subject of Innocence, which came out of a discussion of what are the characteristics of “childlikeness” essential to entry to the kingdom of heaven. We have looked for insight to the social science and psychology and child development literature. But Jesus goes further than “childlikeness” in…

Jay led the meeting. Don joined via Skype from Saudi Arabia. Jay: We will continue our study of innocence, starting with a reminder of some relevant scriptural passages: Matthew 18:1-6 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And He called a child to…

Innocence and Community Don: From start to finish, Matthew chapter 18 is really all about community. Using parable and declarative statements, Jesus makes the pillars of community come alive. Matthew 18 is a kind of a handbook addressing those pillars. In coming weeks, we will examine them one by one. In the beginning of the…

There will be a sort-of life after death, initially for a select few but eventually for just about everyone, thanks to the digitization of everything. This fascinating BBC video clip (just 2 or 3 minutes long) starts by talking about how good we are getting at making digital actors for movies, but ends with a…