Sowing with Wild Abandon; Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
“I wonder if Jesus is offering us this extravagant model to emulate, at least as much as he is trying to teach us to allow the Word to take root […]
Sharing Burdens; Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
“The yoke is like walking in someone else’s shoes, seeing the world through their eyes. We learn how we want to live through the good and the bad; the yoke […]
Suffering with Hagar in the Desert
“We aren’t expected to just get along with haters, even ones in our own families— We are expected to do our best to oppose them, while not letting that fight […]
Meet the Disciples: From Misfit to Martyrs
Who were the disciples and what does Christian tradition say about their destinies? How did the unremarkable twelve became an unstoppable force that turned the world upside down? Listen to the whole […]
The Whole Story
“The one who shows us the very heart of God pays attention, comes close, and truly encounters the people before him. He is fully present to them, each one, and […]
Beginning with Goodness
“We know all the ways we are broken – it’s easy to see rupture: in our systems, in our relationships, even within ourselves. It’s too easy to get stuck, caught […]
Languages of the Spirit
“Language shapes what we notice, what we think, what we can imagine, even how we love and connect with others. And the Holy Spirit blesses all of it.” –The Rev. […]
God’s Own Prayer
It is Jesus himself who pulls us into the relationship of the divine community, the love between the Father and the Son being so intense, so all-encompassing, that it flows […]
Seeking the Unknown
“What I feel when I read articles about these AI conversations is deep empathy – a gut punch of realizing how fiercely people are longing for connection and meaning in […]
Belief as Joyful Trust
“We hear ‘believe,’ and think we’re supposed to understand; that we’re supposed to be able to use our intellect, reason something out, and be able to say that we’ve come […]