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Of remembering death and life
On Ash Wednesday, we remember that we are dust, that we are of the earth and will return to it, in a communal activity of living.
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The power we won’t acknowledge
The relationship between the pursuit of control in our lives is also the pursuit of power over others and our environment, even our faith.
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The Means Are the Ends—for Lent 1C
In the temptation in the wilderness, we get to see the challenge of power — not for Jesus exactly, but for every one of us instead.
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What we tend to do when life gets complicated
It is easy, in the midst of confusion to not know who to listen to, so we can stop listening to anybody, including the one we need to hear.
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We need something beyond humility
A tension in the Transfiguration event is how Jesus responds afterward — in decrying to the people’s faithlessness.
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In their confusion, a voice — for Epiphany Last C
The Transfiguration is a big, bold event, full of bombast, but present are disciples who are confused and frustrated. Much like we are.
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Transfigured — We are more than what we look like
The appearance and substance of Jesus is too often treated as separate, and relating to matter rather than our experience of him.
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