Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! Many of us picked up an idea along the way that pain is something we must avoid — self-preservation, we might call it. Others learned to confront that pain head on. At least when it comes to certain pains. Pains like the human existential crisis of climate change …
A Word: Why Jesus tells us to love our enemies
(Yes, it’s hard)Epiphany 7C | Luke 6:27-38 Love. It isn’t surprising to hear Jesus preach about love, is it? That’s his deal. That and coming back from the dead after three days. But he doesn’t preach on that until he’s got everybody’s attention. It is only natural that …
Immigration as Crisis
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! It doesn’t take much to stir a hornets nest, does it? But there is something about the language of crisis that discourages thoughtful and generous conversation. Particularly the nature of why we might construe our conversation itself as a debate between opposing …
