Articles written by Steven Woolley

Steven Woolley, Grace Episcopal Church|Jul 16, 2020

Magical thinking has troubled Christians for two thousand years. It’s the idea that if one knows the right words and says them in the right way God, like Aladdin’s genie, will serve up answers to wishes. It shouldn’t be a surprise. We love magic. We love magicians and magic shows, we love Harry Potter, Bewitched, and Merlin. We love the idea that with just a little effort we too could make things happen for the good, always for the good. Scripture itself tempts people in that direction. For instance, Jesus told Peter that, if he had enoug...