Corey Jones Blog

Esse qua esse bonum est, or "Being as being is good." This does not mean that everything that happens is good.  But whatever exists is good.  ~ Marcus Borg I am writing again.  I have missed it so much!  Of course, I have been writing a lot lately, but all for seminary work, which is […]

Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning." (Psalm 30:5) God keeps God's word even when the whole world is lying. (The Message Bible) Last July, I emailed my minister to tell her that I thought I was finally ready to attend seminary. She was ecstatic!  I told her that people […]

And regardless of what you put on, wear love. (The Message Bible) May The Holy One take you by the hand and lead you along the path of God's love and Christ's endurance. (paraphrased from The Message Bible) I call Thanksgiving "Gratitude Day."  This is the first Thanksgiving without my dad, and my brother's family […]

"Does good even exist anymore?" Let the light of your face, YHWH, shine on us! You put joy in my heart-a joy greater than being full of bread and new wine.  In peace I'll lie down; In peace I will sleep: for you alone, YHWH, keep me perfectly safe." Psalm 4:5-8 "I'm not stuck, I […]

"Of course, we are never outside the presence of God, even when we do not believe that or know that.  The "way," the "path," leads to the place where we do know that.  (Marcus Borg) "It's too much." What do you say to a person dealing with grief or with trauma?  It's a question people […]

"Grief I've learned is just love. It's all the love you want to give but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go." -Unknown The risk of […]

"I am on a lonely road and I am traveling, traveling, traveling looking for the key to set me free." - Joni Mitchell "I am safe.  I have choices and options." - (Me) Last year was a doozy! After everything that happened in 2022 (lots of death and loss of friendships), my body and mind […]

You better stop'Cause I really love you, stop (stop)I'll be thinking of youLook in my heart and let love keep us together (Let Love Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille) Grief is a life long journey. I wrote a piece for the last Chronicles of Hope that the R2ISE Theatre produced, but in the […]

 "Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God. Blessed are those that mourn for they shall be comforted." ~ The Beatitudes "All my grief says the same thing: "this is not how it is supposed to be. This isn't how it's supposed to be. and the world laughs. holds my […]

This is a book I am reviewing as a part of the Speakeasy community.  With Speakeasy, you can choose spiritual or progressive Christian books to keep, as long as you review them within a month of receiving.  I am terrible at reviewing them within a month and am quite glad that Mike Morrell still lets […]