• Literal Urgency

    Literal Urgency

    Jesus’s apocalyptic vision seems confusing. Until we focus on what he’s trying to say rather than what we hear.

  • Black Friday is dying and I’m glad

    Black Friday is dying and I’m glad

    Black Friday, the concept that the Friday after Thanksgiving is meant for buying things, is terrible for us.

  • Preparing for the Advent (Advent 1A)

    Preparing for the Advent (Advent 1A)

    Getting started with Advent 1A with familiar themes for the season. The most obvious of them is preparation.

  • Advent—here now and coming soon

    Advent—here now and coming soon

    The season of Advent combines the sense of anticipating heaven in the now and at a moment some time in the future.

  • Thanks

    Thanks

    Episode 44 of the Make Saints podcast

  • A Better World

    A Better World

    When Jesus describes this apocalyptic vision, the terror is what we focus on. But Jesus wants us to see the hope.

  • Expectations are fluid

    Expectations are fluid

    We treat expectations like they’re rigid and predictable. And they might seem to be. Until one set meets another.

  • Not Force, But Faith

    Not Force, But Faith

    While Jesus condemns the will to power, we can’t imagine a world without it. So maybe we should try harder.