Searching For The Common Faith Thoughts on the First Readings – Joe Frankenfield Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a This week’s scripture is part of a speech Moses’ made to the Hebrew people. In it he gave them The Law God had dictated to him along with two additional points. [...]

Searching For God We Find Ourselves Thoughts on the First Readings -Joe Frankenfield Feast of the Holy Trinity Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 William James, the 19th century philosopher and psychologist believed that the central pain of life is the fear that nothing makes any difference. Or, as my young nephew once said after waves washed away [...]

Saving Salvation Thoughts on the First Readings -Joe Frankenfield Pentecost Sunday Joel 3:1-5 The religious idea of salvation originated among people with an intense need for change in their world. They were also people who believed that God was directly involved with them in a way that made his will the inevitable fact of life. [...]

Saved – But From What Thoughts on the First Readings -Joe Frankenfield Ascension Sunday (7th Sunday of Easter) Acts 1:1-11 Some time ago several students and I were talking about religion. “I just don’t see the need,” one of them said, “what’s the point?” Another student listed several reasons for being religious but all left [...]