Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: The Trinity
Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday in the church year. The Trinity is one of the ways that we picture God in the Christian tradition. When we try to literalize it, it makes no sense to
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Why We Need To Choose Creativity Over Conformity
Mark DeNicola writes about the importance of creativity over conformity and shares a video (see below) from Jason Silva’s Shots of Awe Series. “There is no one map for how
Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Do Dogs Go to Heaven?
Last Sunday was Pentecost Sunday – and also our annual Blessing of the Animals. So, with a little help from my dog friend Dinigi (Athabaskan for “Moose”), I preached a se
5 Meaningful Methods Of Meditation
Here’s a comprehensive article that appeared in Spirit, Science and Metaphysics (that includes videos), on 5 different types of meditation. There’s a myriad of methods for
Pat Bailey, Insights: Substitutionary Atonement?
Many Christians in the West, and especially the US, view substitutionary atonement as the only way of understanding the cross of Christ and Christian salvation.What is substitution
Pat Bailey: Insights, Living in the Moment
My wife, Debbie, and I recently visited our families in Atlanta. The focus of our trip was to address some financial and housing issues of our aging parents, my 84-year-old mother
Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Easter & Passion Sunday
My sermon for Palm and Passion Sunday was titled “Hating Life.” It explored the words in John, “Those who love their life will lose it, and those who hate their l
Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Repentence
Last Sunday my sermon featured the important concepts of repentance and mind. Many Christians do not fully grasp the connection between some of Christianity’s key concepts wi
20 Daily Practices that Changed My Life – Camille Willemain
Here’s a thoughtful article, 20 Daily Practices that Changed My Life, that appeared in the Elephant Journal by Camille Willemain; a coconut-loving, barefoot, beach bum w
Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Consciousness, Objective & Subjective
Last Sunday, my sermon addressed our need to recognize both the objective and subjective aspects of our consciousness. We live in interesting times, when the objective or rational
Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Presbyterians & The Rise of Democracy? Really?
Last Sunday I spoke a little about Presbyterian history. Did you know that Presbyterian polity influenced the rise of democracy and that many in England called the American Revolut
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, Our Sacred Writings
Our adult spiritual ed class has been discussing Reza Aslan’s book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” Her words not only raises questions about th
Pat Bailey: Insights, “Who Do You Say That I Am?”
On Saturday, March 1, regional Presbyterians gathered for a series of TED Talk-styled presentations on the question Jesus asked his disciples “Who do you say that I am?”
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, “From Garden to Ghetto to Giants”
In last Sunday’s sermon, “From Garden to Ghetto to Giants,” I discuss what Ken Wilber calls the two major views of human evil and how to overcome it: the recaptur
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, I Am That I Am
Last Sunday I gave the second part of a two-part sermon, “I Am That.” In the first part, I talked about the divine ground of our being, the “I Am,” which
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, “I Am That”
The farther I go down this road of our spiritual development, the more I am convinced that the spiritual life is not so much about who God is as about who I am and who we are and
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, Getting to the “Yes”
How do we avoid letting our fears and frustrations control our thoughts and feelings and actions? How do we say “Yes!” to the various wonderful circumstances we enco
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, “Mysticism”
A concept that I find in a variety of spiritual traditions, including Christianity, is mysticism. It is the assertion that what we most deeply seek in our spiritual lives is someth
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, “Evolutionary”
At Christ Presbyterian Church, Telluride, we describe ourselves this way: “A progressive, inclusive, evolutionary Christian community that values the unique quality of y
ALACAZEM 2014.01.23
January 23 to 30, 2014 Visible Planets:Morning:Venus, Mars, Saturn Evening:Mercury, Jupiter I have to admit, I love football. Also that I am a life-long Denver Broncos fan. Goo
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, Exciting Times at Christ Church
These are exciting times at Christ Church. We had almost 500 people attend our two Christmas Eve services last week. I brought to my congregation a short message about the “C
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights, The Cosmic Face of Christ”
During the season of Advent, I have been conducting a sermon series entitled “The Many Faces of Christ.” We have talked about the historical face of the human person Je
Pastor Pat Bailey: Insights
Part of our recent conversation at Christ Church has been about the importance of mythology as a conveyor of truth. Some folks become a bit nervous when I describe the New Testamen
ALACAZEM 2013.12.05
December 5 to 12, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter Evening: Venus I see the dramatically delicate crescent new Moon shining in deep turquoise twilight, hangin