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When we feel as if there is nothing we can do
a poem about feeling helpless, hopeless, in the face of political division—and why we ought to trust our instincts.
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Jesus changes his mind
In these two encounters with the Syrophoenician woman and the deaf man, seeing Jesus change his mind allows us to do the same.
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When he breaks the rules—for Proper 18B
When Jesus heals the Syrophoenician woman, he is breaking a rule he never intended to break. What are those rules for us?
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Identity—being a people of love
Determining the “real me” is a way of articulating responsibility. But it can also be a way of avoiding having to take any responsibility at all.
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Between Proper 17 + 18 (Year B)
Part of the challenge for preparing for this week’s gospel is that we’ll forget about last week’s. Let’s read them as going together.
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Liberated to Love
Christian tradition has a troubled past with purity, making it another thing to adhere to rather than a matter of love and grace.
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Abuse of Tradition
The thing about claiming tradition is that it is precisely that: a claim. That doesn’t make it real, right, or true. We’re for the status quo.
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