The Contemporary Christian Mystic
featuring The Writings by Brian Robertson
and others
Private House of Prayer
Leslie Weatherhead, Methodist minister, wrote one of the finest books to be found in Christianity: The Christian Agnostic. Written some 60+ years ago, it has an amazing hold on today's reader, and I hope you will do all you can to locate a copy for yourself. Also of interest is an excerpt from Weatherhead's Private House of Prayer. more >>
Surprising Take on Jesus
I say surprising because it comes from Robert W. Funk, founder of the Jesus Seminar. While a person might gather (from error-ridden media reports) that the Jesus Seminar completely trashed the whole notion of a Jesus, it just isn't true. Funk gives a sense of what it must have been like to hear Jesus' words as he talks about the spirit behind them. more >>
The Mystic Priest
Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, formerly a physicist and a professor of theology at St. Joseph's Seminary in New York, also known as "The Mystic Priest." Add another word: delightful. Albacete's works have appeared in the New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine. He is also the author of God At the Ritz. more >>
Jesus: Son of Man Gibran, author of The Prophet, wrote a wonderful
book on Jesus as seen by various contemporaries. It is not a nonfiction work, but an imagining, and you shouldn't miss it. more >>
Jesus and the Bible Emmet Fox offers a rather startling but clear-headed look at Jesus, Christianity and the Bible . more >>
The Poetry of God Stopping for a moment to examine why poetry is such an effective vehicle for the mystic . more >>
Should I Say True Christianity? Called to task for having used the term on the front page of this site. more >>
The Window of God For myself, how I experienced an understanding of the person and presence of Jesus and, through him, God. more >>
The Golden Key to Prayer Classic words from Emmet Fox on the power and direction of prayer, a way that can change your life.
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The Varieties of Mysticism The meanings of being a Christian mystic and on the elements of mysticism. more >>
Bishop Sprague of the Methodist Church - Some interesting views on the very human and very universal Jesus. more >>
Bumper Sticker Theology
Does it pay to have a spiritual short attention span? Many people have reduced their beliefs and ideas to simple, meaningless phrases. more >>
God's Essence
"God's essence remains unapproachable, but His energies come down to us." more >>
True Prayer
With true prayer comes love and with love comes true prayer. Prayer is, after all, the contemplation of life from the highest point of view - that of the person immersed in the love of God. more >>
Do Sweat The Small Things
Spirituality isn't always made manifest in the great and power deeds that rock the entire world. more >>
In The Sky, In The Water
Don't think Jesus had a sense of humor? Think again. more >>
The Real Damage of Original Sin
Original Sin is based on ideas such as a talking snake in a garden that we would immediately reject as "myth" if it appeared (and it does) in other religions. more >>
Someone's In the Kitchen
According to Brother Lawrence, that someone is God. more >>
Keys To The Kingdom
Jesus says we were given the keys to the kingdom -- did we leave them in the other pants? more >>
This Is Heaven?
Exactly what is heaven, anyway? more >>
The Divine Furnace
No one said being a Christian Mystic is easy -- least of all Therese of Lisieux. more >>
A Fool For God
St. Francis took it as a compliment. Why shouldn't you? more >>
Faith, Knowledge and Love
What else is there, really? more >>
The Example of Jesus
Jesus as the clearest Mystic of all time.
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The Double Search
Yes, yes, we're all looking for God. But a very wise Christian Mystic explained it clearly -- God is searching for you, too.
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The Courage of the Path
So when you are a Christian, everything's easy, right? Wrong. It's just started. more >>
Christ In Me
The mystical and often twisty theology of Paul. more >>
The Real Meaning of Born Again
There are few concepts in official Christianity so misunderstood and so much a source of spiritual pride as this weapon. more >>
Bliss
Thoughts on a great Christian mystic, Emerson. more >>
Fundamental Anger
Behind much of the Fundamentalist movement is anger, and if you part that thin curtain you find fear. more >>
The Delicate Balance
Even evil can appear as an angel of light, or so they say. True or a way to protect one's spiritual turf? more >>
Silence
The spiritual connection with the Transcendent isn't found in spouting words, but in silence. more >>
Oh, Now I See!
Is this a Biblical story or a comedy routine? more >>
Bede Griffiths and the Cosmic Rhythm
Bede Griffith was an astonishing contemporary mystic whose work is too often overlooked. more >>
Remembering God
One word -- mindfulness. more >>
What The Bible Forgot
There is one topic the Bible is surprisingly quiet on -- religion. more >>Spirit Poured Forth
The Word of God didn't suddenly come into being when the first New Testament collection was put together. more >>
The Paradox of Prayer
The Christian Mystic's life is seemingly full of impossible contradictions, as if the entire world had been turned upside down. Congratulations. In many ways, it has. more >>
Not I
A few thoughts on the modern use of "born again" and how far it misses the mark. more >>
Who Is My Neighbor?
It's a good question and more appropriate today than ever before. more >>
Christ Really Present
A few words from a great Christian mystic, Thomas Merton. more >>
Turning Toward God
Anything that turns us toward God is prayer. So said St. Ignatius Loyola. more >>
That Fountain Within
A few words from a great Christian mystic, Thomas Merton. more >>
Is God Formless?
Definitely yes. And definitely no. more >>
Jesus' Experiences
Turn it around for a moment -- how did Jesus experience the world? more >>
Empty Yourself of Yourself
Moving out the old to bring in the new.
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Wandering In Place
How many miles does it take to see God?
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The Direct Way
Christian Mystic Rufus Jones is someone you should know about -- often. more >>
In Hymn We Find Delight
A look at a hymn that says it all. more >>
Bully For Christ!
Some thoughts on those who believe it's all right to be a Bully for Christ. more >>
The Trinity Within
Body, mind and soul. more >>
Barriers
Removing barriers to God. more >>
