• Standing Against the World

    Standing Against the World

    When Jesus says that we are not “of the world,” he isn’t talking spiritually. We try to avoid thinking about what it really means for us.

  • Being Different

    Being Different

    Episode 77 of the Make Saints podcast

  • Trust in Love

    Trust in Love

    In the Ascension, we are invited to reflect on the departure of Jesus from his disciples, and why it is that we always hate goodbyes.

  • Preparing for Departure—for Easter 7B

    Preparing for Departure—for Easter 7B

    In preparing his disciples for his departure, Jesus prays that his joy be in them and that this joy be complete—a truly possible hope.

  • Sanctified in the truth

    Sanctified in the truth

    Many Christians struggle with the word “sanctified”. Because it seem presumptuous. And we don’t know how to feel about it.

  • Between Easter 6 and 7 (Year B)

    Between Easter 6 and 7 (Year B)

    As we approach the end of Easter, we are confronted by the teaching Jesus offers—to keep loving long after he is gone—but instead we worry.

  • The Root of Joy

    The Root of Joy

    Jesus describes the foundation of God’s dream like a chain of love in which we share love and in it, find the root of joy in life.

  • Common: the heart of “the culture war”

    Common: the heart of “the culture war”

    We understand that the so-called culture war is rooted in identity. But at the heart of both is the sense of defining what is common.