division

May 12, 2024

The blind men and the church

Change! It’s hard to live with because it’s often painful, and when change is big and sudden, it can be very painful. And you can’t live without it because change is part of life, and to grow is to change. You can’t grow into the fullness of life tomorrow if you’re stuck living in the Continue reading

Ruminations

change, differences, division, factions, faith, Judas, kingdom of God, Listening, Matthias, Nicodemus, relationships, six blind men, Spirit, transformative change
March 29, 2024

Maundy Thursday: The Choice

With just four words, the CEO of the Boeing aircraft company taught corporate executives everywhere a powerful lesson about leadership. And he taught all of us a powerful lesson about our faith, one that’s especially appropriate for Maundy Thursday. Recent years have not been good for Boeing, so Dave Calhoun was hired four years ago Continue reading

Ruminations

Aldous Huxley, American Revolution, Boeing, crisis of faith, Dave Calhoun, disciples of Jesus, discipleship, division, E.B. White, followers of Jesus, humility, Koyaanisqatsi, Last Supper, leadership, ministry of reconciliation, Orion, reconciliation, The American Crisis, The Choice Is Always Ours, Thomas Paine, today’s crisis, transparency, unfulfilled desires
September 11, 2022

Finding the missing piece

There used to be a feature in the Sunday Buffalo News called The Magic Eye. At first glance, it appeared to be the kind of image you’d see on your computer screen when the mother board was failing, a mass of colorful, squiggly, incoherent lines. But if you changed your perspective and focused your eyes Continue reading

Ruminations

abundand life, authentic Christianity, community, division, dualism, God's perspective, inclusiveness, kingdom of God, parable of the lost sheep, parables, reconciliation, reign of God, the aim of ministry, the gospel, the hundred sheep

About Me

Rich Neal is, in no particular order, a wordsmith and graphic designer; lover of typography, books, and publishing; photographer; contemplative; saunterer; and a retired and still-active pastor. He claims neither special wisdom nor particularly deep insight into life, only occasional glimpses of what lies behind the veil along the way. He shares them here in the hope of connecting the pieces of life’s puzzle that come to him in the journey and would consider it a gift if sharing them also connected him with others who travel an unmarked path toward the same unknown end.

division

The blind men and the church

Maundy Thursday: The Choice

Finding the missing piece