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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.
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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.
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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.
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Why preaching about love is tricky
The challenge of preaching about love is that we either treat it as an emotion we like or as cover for doing things we want to excuse.
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Love as extremely normal—for Easter 6B
In commanding his disciples love one another, Jesus is setting as normal what we want to believe is optional—and really, occasional.
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Love—we have to learn it
We often treat love like an emotion that we merely experience. But Jesus commands us to love, to treat it like a behavior we are to learn.
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Between Easter 5 and 6 (Year B)
To understand the love command, we need to remember that Jesus is talking about community in light of our divided loyalties.
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