"The Miracle and Magic of Ordinary Lives and Living"

ORDINARY LIFE - Thoughts and Ideas to Help You Live a Happier Life

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Summary of Ordinary Life for July 20, 2025

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Dear Ones -

The first posting to my new Substack will be this Thursday. After this introductory post, I will be posting experiences, reflections, and photos of my experience in Lincoln, England where we will be accompanying the St. Paul’s choir who will be in residence there for a week. After this, I’ll be posting about other matters. You will find out more in the first posting. If you would like to subscribe to the Substack, click here.

The teaching I offered in Ordinary Life this week I called -

The Magic and Miracles of Ordinary Lives and Living

I began with a bit of magic. That is not in the written text and if you want to see it, you’ll have to watch the video. The magic fit with the point I make about how people respond to religious literacy teachings and also my elaboration of Richard Rohr’s “Cosmic Egg.”

There are two different ways people react to religious literacy teachings. One is to be energized and excited by it. The other is to be either bored or defensive. However, we must transcend our current understanding of religion if we are going to be empowered not only to endure these times but also if we are going to befriend the evolutionary process and create something more life enhancing for all who are and all that is. This an introduction to a passage from the Jesus narrative that can easily be mistaken as a historical narrative. It is in fact a powerful parable of radical inclusivity, community, and political liberation. In this teaching I elaborate on Richard Rohr’s “cosmic egg” and also on what Dr. Francis Collins recently said were our true cultural deficits.

That’s a brief summary. The audio/video versions of the talk has some significant differences from the text I spoke from. You can find the text of the talk, the presentation slides and links to the audio and video version of the talk using the links below.

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Be well and much love,

Bill Kerley

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July 20, 2025 Announcement Slides

July 20, 2025 Presentation Slides

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