So there is nothing new about identity theft, it is as old as humankind. In fact, Jesus warns us about identity theft-of the deepest kind- it today’s assigned reading from the Gospel of John. There are many thieves and imposters in this life, Jesus warns us, who will not only steal your stuff, but try…
Our modern avoidance of silence surely does all kinds of bad things to intimacy between partners, to people’s mental health and young people’s development, but perhaps its greatest ill effect is on our spiritual development. Because all old Christian traditions, including ours, have always maintained the key role silence plays in our spiritual development. Its…