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Posts by James Ross Kelly

James Ross Kelly lives in Northern California next to the Sacramento River. Mr. Kelly was a long-time resident of Southern Oregon where he grew up. And the Fires We Talked About published by Uncollected Press in 2020 is Mr. Kelly’s first book of fiction. In 2024 Mr. Kelly published his third book, "Above Neil Rock," a memoir.

How to Find God in Your Dreams | Carl McColman


One night in a dream I found myself near the Ballston Metro station in Arlington, Virginia (I lived close by there at the time). But as is so often in […]

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Why God Is Not in Control –  Tony Campolo –Red Letter Christians


In Christ, we find a God who deliberately gave up power to control everything in order to save the world through sacrificial love.

Source: Why God Is Not in Control – Red Letter Christians

Remaining at the Cross: On Being a Contemplative Christian in a Church That Has Forgotten Its Mystical Heritage | Carl McColman


This is turning out to be “James Ishmael Ford” week at my blog. Earlier this week I posted a review of his new book, Introduction to Zen […]

Source: Remaining at the Cross: On Being a Contemplative Christian in a Church That Has Forgotten Its Mystical Heritage | Carl McColman

7 Reasons Jordan Peterson is More Popular than Most Churches | Frederick Schmidt


Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist is far more wildly popular than most Canadians and most psychologists.  Where he is not popular he has been the flashpoint for considerable debate and controversy.  Who would have thought that a professor of psychology with a deep interest in the work of Karl Jung and Friedrich

Source: 7 Reasons Jordan Peterson is More Popular than Most Churches | Frederick Schmidt

20 years, 700 victims: Southern Baptist sexual abuse spreads as leaders resist reforms – Houston Chronicle


As leaders decline to act, the numbers grow. In the past 20 years, about 380 Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct, the newspapers found. They were pastors. Deacons. Ministers. Youth pastors. Sunday school and Christian school teachers. Church program volunteers. They left behind more than 700 victims.

Source: 20 years, 700 victims: Southern Baptist sexual abuse spreads as leaders resist reforms – Houston Chronicle