Jesus said nothing about gay marriage or transgender children or abortion. Nothing. But Jesus had quite a lot to say about mercy. In his Sermon on the Mount - his treatise on the way life is to be lived in the Kingdom of God - Jesus says, right out of the blocks: “Blessed are the […]

I wrote this in the early morning hours of Christmas 2022. I hate to admit it, but I had quite a meltdown the night before (see post about my kids begging me for a simplified Christmas, lol) and I had to remind my very own self what Christmas is about. Enjoy ... I woke up […]

I interrupt my Advent/Christmas messages for this public service announcement: By the time you read this on the Sunday morning before Christmas, I will have spoken at a celebration of life for a beloved member of our community. He was a dad, a son, a friend and a much loved co-worker. He worked as a […]

A year ago, after a somewhat rocky Christmas Eve, I woke at 4 AM and wrote this essay to read to my family before we ate monkey bread and frittata and drank some mimosas. I read it again this year before our traditional Christmas morning repast and it seemed to resonate with my people. I […]

I am re-posting this short essay I wrote a year ago after I resigned from my former church. I do not post it to bring up old wounds for anyone. I post it to be clear about my own story, my reason for resigning, my deep love for Jesus and his teachings. ******************************* I recently […]

Jesus always stood on the side of the marginalized, the left out, the ones the religious elite labeled as "unclean," even outside of God's love. At what point in history did Christians start to believe that we should do otherwise? (Alice Shirey)