Do not worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself. I was 14 or 15 when I first read that passage from Matthew 6, and it stuck with me so forcefully that I clipped it from whatever youth group handout I had found it in and posted it on the cork bulletin board inContinue reading >>
Our powerless Jesus
Jesus came as a refugee baby. He lived as a religious minority, was distrusted and harassed by authorities and was executed by the state. If this were a movie made in the 21st century there would be some grand revenge sequel, but instead what we get is a quiet resurrection, 4o days spent eating with friends,Continue reading >>
Abundant Light: My guest post at St. Edward the Confessor
I’m guest posting on today’s readings at the St Edward the Confessor parish blog. Today’s readings begin by drenching us in light. In the reading from Isaiah we hear “I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bringContinue reading >>
Cry out, full-throated – A guest post at There Will Be Bread
Fran Rossi Szpylczyn at There Will Be Bread invited me to guest post on today’s readings. Luckily the first reading is about being loud, so I could relate. Thus says the Lord GOD: Cry out full-throated and unsparingly, lift up your voice like a trumpet blast; Tell my people their wickedness, and the house ofContinue reading >>
“Two Corinthians” and The Whole Ballgame
A certain presidential candidate speaking at a certain evangelical university made headlines (when does he not?) this weekend by saying “Two Corinthians 3:17, that’s the whole ballgame.” That he said two Corinthians rather than ‘second Corinthians’ is much ado about nothing, as the masters at Get Religion have explained. (If you’re looking for further reading, MichaelContinue reading >>