Striving after power, money and privilege is ultimately dissatisfying. Jesus teaches us instead to know our brokenness and dwell in God’s loving presence.
2 CommentsAuthor: Joe
Fan of Bruce Springsteen, the New York Mets, and The Simpsons... not necessarily in that order.
These days, it’s pretty easy to long to go back to the way things were, but we’re called to move forward to a new normal.
Leave a Comment
We white people must move from seeing ourselves as allies “supporting our black brothers and sisters,” to integral partners in dismantling racist systems.
1 Comment
When we cannot fight a true threat, we sometimes create enemies to battle. As people of faith, we are instead called to love one another.
Leave a Comment
It may not be a prayer we’re proud of, but crying out to God from pain, doubt and fear has a long history in our faith.
1 Comment
Faith is not a call to deny our feelings and put on a happy face. Instead, it acknowledges the messiness of the world yet dares to proclaim God is with us.
Leave a Comment
Throughout Christian history, some have thought as Meister Eckhart wrote, “If I had a God whom I could understand, I would never hold Him to be God.”
1 Comment
Maybe our diversity of thought is not a “problem” to be solved, but a feature to celebrate. Musings on 1 Corinthians 12.
Leave a Comment