Behold, God’s dwelling place is with the human race. God, are you so sure that’s a good idea? It seems like every few weeks we hear news of another way that the world is falling apart. Shootings, bombings, stinginess, meanspiritedness, chaos, uncertainty – all of these things are what await you when you come toContinue reading >>
Do you love me?
I’m an affectionate person. I grew up with people who expressed their affection often, with what some might call redundancy, happy to announce over and over how much they loved and cared for one another, usually with some physical sign – a hug, a kiss, a tickle. So Jesus asks over and over in theContinue reading >>
Let us rejoice and be glad
Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Deep down you know that sincerity and truth is more satisfying. You cover it in cynicism and pass that off as wit. You direct most of your malice inward,Continue reading >>
When God says “Forget about it”.
But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he bent down and wrote on the ground. And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So heContinue reading >>
A new creation and the abundance of God
If you don’t believe Paul when he talks about a “new creation” in this Sunday’s readings, you can take it from me: it’s possible. When I try to think abstractly about identity I wonder if there is such a thing, because the person I once was seems so far away from the person I am.Continue reading >>
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