Erosion
This morning, as I opened Richard Rohr’s newest book, The Divine Dance, I found myself in a moment of introspection. In just a few...
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Brandon Billings
Oct 1, 20163 min read
“Both/And”
I can remember the first time I heard the phrase “Both/And” in a religious setting. I was huddled among moderate Baptists with whom I...
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Brandon Billings
Sep 13, 20162 min read
The Sheep Pen
Occasionally in my read through scriptures, a phrase will leap out at me and remain present throughout the rest of my reading, almost a...
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Brandon Billings
May 25, 20162 min read
Speaking in Tongues
This morning as things seem to be planing out somewhat, I picked up one of my wife’s devotionals from Max Lucado, “On Cavary’s Hill.” I...
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Brandon Billings
May 12, 20162 min read
Ideologies
My Facebook page serves as a sample of the global community in which I live. I have carefully maintained a broad spectrum of “friends”-...
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Brandon Billings
May 5, 20164 min read
Consent vs. Control
Its been a while since I have felt compelled to post my thoughts. Perhaps it was the wonderful anticipation of a new granddaughter,...
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Brandon Billings
Feb 29, 20163 min read
Confessions
“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish...
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Brandon Billings
Feb 18, 20163 min read
Reincarnation
I am certain that the title of this post caught the attention of my evangelical Christian friends, though that was not my intention. The...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 18, 20166 min read
Hero Worship and MLK,Jr. Day
I still have a knot in my throat and a certain sorrow in my heart after a weekend with Martin Luther King, Jr. Actually it was a couple...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 9, 20163 min read
Leaving Well Enough Alone
As I continue my lifelong journey of taking scripture by the throat, choking every ounce of truth from it, I run the risk of drawing ire...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 5, 20166 min read
Narnia and Nationalism
Respectfully though ironic, their plea sounds much like what I would have imagined was offered by Native Americans, when those same lands...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 1, 20165 min read
Treasured People
People are everything and with the right people anything is possible in the New Year. With those possibilities come the greatest joys,...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 29, 20156 min read
New Wine Requires New Wine Skins
Most sincere in my belief, though somewhat less confident in both my walk and my skill as a theologian, I now often meditate on the...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 24, 20152 min read
Bethlehem, The House of Bread
I couldn’t help but rejoice this morning as I read Luke’s story surrounding the birth of Jesus. In his letter to Theophilus, Luke’s...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 10, 20154 min read
Love and Community
For some time now, I have wanted to unpack my thoughts on the celebration of communion. This past Saturday as I sat in a Catholic...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 1, 20153 min read
A Transformational Moment
This morning I felt compelled to expand upon my thoughts as I began a read through Galatians. Actually, I have delayed responding for...
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Brandon Billings
Nov 24, 20153 min read
Sentimental, Heretical or Whole?
I probably should have written this earlier this a.m. as I lay in bed pondering just where I might be in my faith. Often as the weary...
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Brandon Billings
Sep 6, 20152 min read
One Day
Aging is a phenomenal journey as it provides an ever increasing knowledge of people and circumstances. Daily the void of understanding is...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 30, 20154 min read
You Will Be There
It seems that writing is becoming the natural response to my ever lengthening ritual of morning devotions. I can hardly awake early...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 29, 20153 min read
A Friend of God
This morning my family and a back yard full of friends prepare to celebrate the first year of John Luther’s life. He was actually born...
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