Once
Each follower of Jesus remembers a “once.” That is, that first day, or unforgettable situation when the trustworthiness of God became crystal clear. The crowd wanted words from Jesus, he gave a few. But, no words he gave that day were more spectacular than, “leave the...
Exodus
We were made by a free God for freedom. The bible tells us that God is on a search and rescue mission for God’s beloved human family. Overturning anything that would limit, ensnare and dominate us is what God delights to do. The world with all its beautiful...
Grow Up!
At most weddings, we quote St. Paul, “love is patient, love is kind, love does not insist on its own way.” We swoon so much at those words we miss the punch line at the end of the chapter, “…put to an end childish ways!”. In other words, grow up! If I could give the...
BODY
We say of ourselves we are divided. It certainly looks and feels that way most days. What can being church mean at times like these? It means when the world says division, we say “body.” St. Paul gives us that word and image to understand how we ought to live with one...
THE QUESTION
“One day we will have to stand before the God of history and we will talk in terms of things we’ve done. Yes, we will be able to say we built gargantuan bridges to span the seas, we built gigantic buildings to kiss the skies. Yes, we made our submarines to penetrate...
WHERE IS THE CHILD
Remember the starry night, the camels, and the three curious travelers? Remember the question that launched them? “Where is the child?” It’s a good question to lead us into 2022. Life with God is an adventure, at least it should be – a seeking, finding, offering...
GOD’S DREAM
“ You remember the Defiant Ones, the two convicts shackled to one another escape and fall into a ditch of dirty water, and one of them almost made it to the top, but can’t because his mate is still down there, and he’s shackled to him, and he slithers down. The only...
Inside
Singing is what I hear when Mary and Elizabeth come together in a doorway on a hill. Maybe their bellies bump when they embrace. Old and pregnant meets young and pregnant. Old and faithful and young and faithful together, the best kind of church. Each woman is a verse...