Exceptional, Provocative and Inspirational
“Into the Next Chamber, A Journey Worth Considering,” was published in 2013..
This author’s expectation is that the reader does not approach the content critically about the style of writing, or the rational or logic for the conclusions drawn, the personal story telling, or the lack of biblical content. Rather, the point of view of the writer, while it may be arguable, will be the starting point for the reader or group members to consider and reflect on his/her own core values and beliefs. Hopefully, the reader will find the content helpful in that he/she will move with anticipation into that next chamber.
The overall theme of the book is on “moving into the next chamber.” As written on the back cover: “It may be time for you to consider moving into a new chamber. This new chamber is one we approach not with dread but with anticipation. It is a journey worth considering.”
The living Nautilus is fascinating! This sea creature repeatedly continues on in its life’s journey by moving into a new and larger chamber. Oliver Wendell Holmes writes of the Nautilus: “He left the past year’s dwelling for the new … Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more.” What a striking and challenging metaphor! In each moment, in each day of the years of our lives, we build a new chamber. We initiate the next step of our journey by courageously moving into that new unknown promise.
The content is mostly intended for folks who would consider themselves progressive and liberal thinkers. It does not profess to be theologically deep, yet it certainly is not ‘syrupy sweet.’ It does encourage the reader to look in the mirror and reflect seriously on his/her own motivations and opportunities as an individual.
The book has 38 essays or reflections and it would be an excellent personal and albeit subjective resource to think about what you believe – not solely in Christian terms - but in terms of life’s basic quandaries. Much of the material is personal reflection that comes out of the author’s last twenty years of living: being a chaplain, living as a gay man in a biased Christian denomination, finding my home with a Laotian partner, and exploring the spiritual path.
Some have described the meditations as thoughtful, with unusual and perhaps controversial belief content, and provocative yet inspirational. One person wrote “I was very impressed and overwhelmed with his powerful writing, sophisticated argumentation, and clear statement for the freedom of acting and thinking for human beings.”
“Into the Next Chamber, A Journey Worth Considering,” was published in 2013..
This author’s expectation is that the reader does not approach the content critically about the style of writing, or the rational or logic for the conclusions drawn, the personal story telling, or the lack of biblical content. Rather, the point of view of the writer, while it may be arguable, will be the starting point for the reader or group members to consider and reflect on his/her own core values and beliefs. Hopefully, the reader will find the content helpful in that he/she will move with anticipation into that next chamber.
The overall theme of the book is on “moving into the next chamber.” As written on the back cover: “It may be time for you to consider moving into a new chamber. This new chamber is one we approach not with dread but with anticipation. It is a journey worth considering.”
The living Nautilus is fascinating! This sea creature repeatedly continues on in its life’s journey by moving into a new and larger chamber. Oliver Wendell Holmes writes of the Nautilus: “He left the past year’s dwelling for the new … Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more.” What a striking and challenging metaphor! In each moment, in each day of the years of our lives, we build a new chamber. We initiate the next step of our journey by courageously moving into that new unknown promise.
The content is mostly intended for folks who would consider themselves progressive and liberal thinkers. It does not profess to be theologically deep, yet it certainly is not ‘syrupy sweet.’ It does encourage the reader to look in the mirror and reflect seriously on his/her own motivations and opportunities as an individual.
The book has 38 essays or reflections and it would be an excellent personal and albeit subjective resource to think about what you believe – not solely in Christian terms - but in terms of life’s basic quandaries. Much of the material is personal reflection that comes out of the author’s last twenty years of living: being a chaplain, living as a gay man in a biased Christian denomination, finding my home with a Laotian partner, and exploring the spiritual path.
Some have described the meditations as thoughtful, with unusual and perhaps controversial belief content, and provocative yet inspirational. One person wrote “I was very impressed and overwhelmed with his powerful writing, sophisticated argumentation, and clear statement for the freedom of acting and thinking for human beings.”
