When Jesus argues vociferously against his detractors and against our own unbelief, he is arguing against the harm that we do to ourselves through our own sin.
The life that Jesus offers us, then, is something that we receive even now, and it stretches into eternity. There is a continuity between the two and not a disconnect; a do...
To find ourselves often ambivalent, to want things and not want them at the same time, to drag ourselves to the edge of the healing pool and find a lot of different reasons...
Life is like that for everyone. We never fully understand what’s going on no matter how many clues we have. We certainly never know what’s coming next.
We measure ourselves against others: how we’re doing at work, our parenting, clothes, health, apparent stress or lack thereof–how many of us note these comparis...
The two greatest commandments, Jesus tells us, are to love God and to love the neighbor. In a sense, the two are one.
Jesus is speaking to the deep unity of his being and purpose, that he is grounded in God’s love for the world. It is from that love that Jesus heals and gathers, seek...
How well are we letting Jesus live through us?
Jesus isn’t telling us to start keeping track. What he’s really saying is, always. Always forgive.
Because we know one another so well, warts and all, we can be skeptical of people among us when they challenge the status quo, even if it’s by bringing a new possibil...
May he share ever deeper in the life of the Risen and Glorified Christ, whom he loved and for whom he lived.
The parable of the so-called “prodigal son” is among the most famous in all of scripture–and with good reason!
Today, look for signs of God’s reign taking hold thanks to the cooperation of people we don’t think of as “us.”
Choose one way you can help, today.
Jesus knew what was inevitable, not because of any super-human power, but because he always looked reality square in the face.
Be mindful of the work you leave for others.
Mercy, as Luke understands it, is not just a matter of being lenient rather than punitive. Luke’s version of mercy is so radical as to be absurd.
Judgment belongs to God, not us, and that is a relief.
Lent is like a time out. A time when we let the glass go dry, when we push the chair away from the table, when we stop the music, when we look for the groom.
What is valuable to us, and how do we live that out?