There Are No Experts In The Company

Classically, There Are Three Ways In Which Humans Try To Find Transcendence--religious Meaning--apart From God As Revealed Through The Cross Of Jesus: Through The Ecstasy Of Alcohol And Drugs, Through The Ecstasy Of Recreational Sex, Through The Ecstasy Of Crowds. Church Leaders Frequently Warn Against The Drugs And The Sex, But At Least, In America, Almost Never Against The Crowds.

Worship Does Not Satisfy Our Hunger For God; It Whets Our Appetite.

Our Father In Heaven, Reveal Who You Are. Set The World Right; Do What's Best - As Above, So Below. Keep Us Alive With Three Square Meals. Keep Us Forgiven With You And Forgiving Others. Keep Us Safe From Ourselves And The Devil. You're In Charge!

I Don't Want To End Up A Bureaucrat In The Time-management Business For God Or A Librarian Cataloguing Timeless Truths. Salvation Is Kicking In The Womb Of Creation Right Now, Any Time Now. Pay Attention.

Exile (being Where We Don't Want To Be With People We Don't Want To Be With) Forces A Decision: Will I Focus My Attention On What Is Wrong With The World And Feel Sorry For Myself? Or Will I Focus My Energies On How I Can Live At My Best In This Place I Find Myself?...'i Will Do My Best With What Is Here.'