Psalm 104

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

God called all of them good. Humans are rapidly destroying them.

Growing up, I never heard a word about God laughing, joking, or doing anything for fun.

I've experienced Pentecost as sweet, serious, or neither.

Stephen Jay Gould regarded science and religion as addressing different kinds of questions. Owen Gingerich goes a step farther with a more nuanced approach.

In my church we've been exploring the idea that God is fully present in each person of the Trinity. Recently our focus has been on the Holy Spirit. On Trinity Sunday, a week after Pentecost, it might be fruitful to consider the implications of this full presence of God in the Spirit.

The Christian heritage of praying next to water is older than Christianity itself, being deeply influenced by our Jewish heritage. One of our stunning water-prayer treasures is Psalm 104.

The Christian heritage of praying next to water is older than Christianity itself, being deeply influenced by our Jewish heritage. One of our stunning water-prayer treasures is Psalm 104.

In the original Christian Pentecost are seeds of a universalist impulse, a catholic principle.