What to write, what to write, what to write? When those in charge of our nation's Department of WAR (!!) use snarling, violent words? And speak about bombs, destruction and bloodshed while praying for God's providence over acts of death? What to write, what to write, what to write? When those in power use hard-to-understand, […]
God, grant me the kind of faith that grieves as much for Iranian school girls crushed at their desks as for brave American soldiers. The kind of faith that weeps as much for Palestinian children buried in rubble as for Israeli worshippers killed at worship. The kind of faith that pleads as much for wisdom […]
It is amazing to me how Jesus is being used to justify the exact behaviors he preached so vociferously against. The one who declared that loving our neighbors as ourselves is God's very heartbeat is being used to justify hatred of the most vulnerable. The one who pushed the religious elite of his day to […]
The despair of holy Saturday. The day it seemed God had failed. As if Jesus was a liar. As if his followers were to be pitied. The earth grieved. The women wept. The Word of God lay silent in a tomb. The light of the world snuffed out by the powerful exhale of evil. It […]
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 […]
I wanted to say something on this important national holiday; a piercing quote, a thoughtful word. But first, I decided to do some reading, to refresh my mind about the life and legacy of this man. I was struck by an excerpt from a book called The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of […]
