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Jesus’s Backup
This troubling passage about family isn’t about who is in the family, but about what being family means for the world.
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Beyond the Spectacle
The Pentecost invites us to be part of something bigger. An invitation which continues to be revolutionary.
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Jesus prayed for his disciples.
In a time of confusion and conflict, the disciples need help. We need help. And Jesus prays for us because we need it.
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The Love Command
Learning how to love when it isn’t forced. Or optional. It is quite truly the only way we all can live full and true lives. Doing what needs to be doneEaster 6B | John 15:9-17 Jesus commands us to love. In American culture, that plays like an oxymoron. We think command and love don’t belong…
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Love and the Vine
In comparing himself to the vine, Jesus gives us an opportunity to see the communal nature of love.
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Love fuels sacrifice
As the good shepherd, Jesus opens us to the idea that sacrifice, his sacrifice, is central to understanding love. Hearing the Good Shepherd within the chaosEaster 4B | John 10:11-18 I struggle with the shepherd image. Because I have a hard time relating to it. And I don’t know sheep. I don’t know what it’s…
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Finding Grounded
The pandemic disrupts our sense of normal. Jesus invites us to join in the transformation because normal isn’t the point.
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The Power of Forgiveness
We usually center our attention around Thomas, faith, and doubt. But this, like others, is really a story about Jesus.