The Homilies of St. Asinus: Recent Episodes
St. Asinus
St. Asinus' reflections on deep Christianity--from a passage of the bible or from the history of Christian thought--Accessible, meaty, livable.
Why must churches and Christian organizations “get rid of” people? And why does it feel like a betrayal of their mission when they do? What does it mean when the church responds to a threat “like a business?”
When leaders and communities get divorced.A series of short reflections on the tragedy of separation that pastors, missionaries, staff, and their ministries experience when they have to part ways. While it speaks to any kind of separation, the series focuses on those times when the individual must leave because of their own bad choices…whatever those may have been. Admonition, comfort, and, most of all, perspective from one who’s been there.
How do divine thoughts become human speech? In what sense is the Holy Spirit an author of scripture? What about the human authors? Some reflections on the nature of the Spirit’s work in the divine breathing-out of the scriptures.
What did Jesus Christ think of the Holy Spirit? What role did the Spirit play in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth? What does a life lived completely “in the Spirit” look like?
An introduction to questions like: How is the Holy Spirit spoken of in the Old Testament? What was the Spirit doing back then? How did Ancient Israelites understand the Spirit of the Lord?
The opening salvo on series about the Christian understanding of the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit.
An unusual homily and a bit longer than usual - Actually a sermon St. Asinus preached wherein he publicly tells the story of his own asininity for the first time.
The final homily of the Big Questions series, wherein St. Asinus discusses what it means for the Church to exist in the tension of “the between times” - in the days following the inauguration
of the Kingdom and its consummation. What is the church’s identity and mission in these times?
This penultimate homily on the Big Questions considers how the Church is an answer to the big human questions like who I am, why I’m here, and where I’m going.
What’s I my purpose for existing? What am I here to do? How does Christianity’s beliefs about a Redeermer change the way I eat, sleep, and work?
What is the answer to the human dilemma? So we have a penchant for acting wretchedly as a species and as individuals, what are we going to do about? Well, since we seem to refuse to do anything about it, someone else must help us. Dear Problem, please meet the Solution.
Why do humans act so wretchedly? Why can’t seem to stop? What’s wrong with us? An exploration of the Christian answer to the disorder I find in my heart.
Brushing up against “the problem of evil.” If God is so awesome, where does all the bad stuff come from? How does the story of the Genesis Fall answer the basic question of why life is so hard?
What am I here to do? What’s my purpose in the world? What does the story of creation teach me about my reason for being here?
Is the universe an accident? Does God care about all this? What evidence is there that God loves the world?
Considering the God who is at the back of all things - who comes to us and desires relationship with us.
Do just “religious people” accept things on Faith? Thoughts on basic assumptions and the nature of belief. What are St. Asinus’ basic assumptions?
What to do with universal longing and the doubt that inevitably comes up. Why doesn’t my experience always match what I believe is real and true?