Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
-
The Disciples at the Well — for Lent 3A
•
2 min read
The rebelliousness and transgressive character of Jesus is generous, inclusive. He knows he has access to the good water.
-
Well — Jacob, inheritance, and family separation
•
1 min read
The assumed division of rivals is treated as impenetrable and impossible to resolve. But it is often only a failure of imagination.
-
Reflecting on Nicodemus and Fear — for Lent 2A
•
2 min read
Part of the challenge of the story of Nicodemus visiting Jesus at night is that we are too accepting of the inherent conflict.
-
In Secret — the internal conflict of an open faith
•
2 min read
Jesus’s teaching on secrecy and openness is complex. A more fundamental truth is needed for making sense of it: honesty.
-
The Tempting Away From God — for Lent 1A
•
2 min read
The temptation in the wilderness isn’t a mere trick or a promise of true power, but a false invitation to abandon the very love of God.
-
Temptation and the Need for Discipline
•
3 min read
We have a tortured view of discipline in the United States. One that is shamefully unChristian. But, like us, it can be changed.