The Roofless Church

Category: Dark

  • Can You Be Racist In the Dark?

    Who is a racist? In the wake of the election results, there are a lot of people who feel fear that our country has gone backwards and that somehow racism had receded and now, because of one man, it has reemerged. I understand why, but as I see it, what is happening is that we…

  • Coming Out of the Dark…

    Somewhere in time there is a part of me that I visit frequently.  He is in a dark room and he feels alone.  He is living a lie.  He believes that he is separate from God and from everything else in life–the consummate individual.  Even though he knows that he can get up and walk…

  • No More of This!

    Luke 22:47-53 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 47 While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him; 48 but Jesus said to him, “Judas, is it with a kiss that you are betraying the Son…

  • Even the Darkness Shines

    Have you ever opened your mouth only to quickly realize that you are choking on your own toes?  Well I did that the other day and it was great.  Obviously it was in retrospect that I realized the greatness that I am talking about–a greatness that only comes with an acceptance of God’s grace.  I…

  • In Truth There Is Only Light

    This morning I asked God how I could live my life this day as a walking prayer.  Just as I asked this I looked out of the window at the Sun and the words came to, “confess to the Light”.  So that is what I am trying to do here. But rather than use my…