Love in the Lion, Witch, and WardrobeMyth as Sacred Story Myths, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica’s article on the topic, are traditional, symbolic narratives […] February 4, 2023 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged Addiction / Choose life / Jesus / Love / Sacrifice by Barbara Stevens
The Advent of JoyArising Unscathed from the Grave December is full of holidays. The first is Hanukkah, which this year starts […] December 9, 2022 in Reflections on Holidays tagged Choose life / God's love / Jesus / Joy by Barbara Stevens
Being Prepared and UniversalismIt’s All About Love As a Universalist, I read scriptures and myths to learn about being human. In […] November 5, 2022 in Scripture Study tagged Beloved Community / Gospel of Matthew / Healing / Jesus / Love / Salvation / Universalism by Barbara Stevens
Universal ConsciousnessSerendipity As part of my duties as a hospital chaplain, I say prayers with the pre-surgery patients who […] January 22, 2022 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged God / Jesus / Love / Oneness / Universal Consciousness by Barbara Stevens
Peter Walks on WaterWalking on Water The story of Peter’s attempt to defy gravity is told in the Gospel of Matthew, […] December 11, 2021 in Spiritual and Emotional Themes tagged Faith / Fear / Jesus / Mindfulness / Peter / Walk on Water by Barbara Stevens
Seeing But Not PerceivingNever Perceiving In the kingdom of God, the sick receive healing, the poor have enough to eat, and […] September 18, 2021 in Scripture Study tagged Beloved Community / Forgiveness / God / Grace / Jesus / Justice / Salvation / Understanding by Barbara Stevens
The Temptations of Jesus and Our Inner DemonsJesus Is Tempted Three of the four canonical gospels describe how Jesus was tempted by Satan. The first […] March 6, 2021 in Scripture Study tagged Jesus / Satan / temptation by Barbara Stevens
The Way, Truth, Life: A Study in UniversalismThe Best Way During my first year of seminary, I took a class on pluralism. I expected it […] February 6, 2021 in Scripture Study tagged Jesus / Love / The Way / Truth by Barbara Stevens
2 The Resurrection and Universal SalvationWe Love a Resurrection We talk about resurrection because we can’t bear for crucifixion to be the end […] April 11, 2020 in Reflections on Holidays tagged Easter / Jesus / Resurrection / Salvation / Universalism by Barbara Stevens
2 Humility and Walking in Another’s ShoesWalking in Each Other’s Shoes Early in my chaplaincy, when I worked on a detox unit where residents […] January 4, 2020 in Scripture Study tagged Gethesemane / Healing / Jesus / Listening / Mother Teresa / Suffering by Barbara Stevens
2 What Is Hidden in the Parable of the LeavenMyth as Self-Creation We invent ourselves with our stories. Not that we would cease to exist in body […] December 1, 2019 in Scripture Study tagged Hidden Things / Jesus / Kin-dom of God / Love / Parable of the Yeast / Parables by Barbara Stevens
1 Jesus and the Holy FoolGod Chose Foolish Things In his first letter to the Christian community of Corinth, Paul writes, “But God […] November 2, 2019 in Scripture Study tagged Clowns / Corinthians / Faith / Holy Fool / Hope / Jesus / WIsdom by Barbara Stevens