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The Christians — On faith, love, and mixed identities
This week’s gospel wrestles with authority and identity in faith and politics, and thankfully, in Jesus, we have both teacher and messiah.
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Too close to Jesus? — Intimacy, love, and discipleship
When the disciples run into Jesus, Peter acts like a fool, jumping into the water. Peter is the way into that feeling, to examine ourselves.
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Living beyond fear — finding joy in life by sharing peace
In the first resurrection story in John, we explore the fear of the disciples and how they separate themselves from their own mission.
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Another Word for Joke – humor and the resurrection
There is something wonderfully humorous in the resurrection story, which reveals so much about what life itself is really about.
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The greatest gift — remembering the daily grace of God
In gathering at night for the Great Vigil of Easter, we are able to embody the remembering of Holy Week with love and gratitude.
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Remember — how the Passion reminds us of our purpose
The Passion of Jesus is a story of torture and abuse, which is never easy to face. But we must if we want to face our own challenges.
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The Pain of Intimacy—Receiving love from a vulnerable Jesus
The story of the Last Supper, of gathering and teaching and eating and washing feet, is about our pain and fear of intimacy.
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A more authentic rule — Jesus and the revolution of love
In Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem we witness an alternative to earthly power — a different vision of divine power in trust and love.