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Welcome — our radical orthodoxy
The concept of welcome is generous and novel today. It used to be normal. That difference is important for us to recognize.
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Between Proper 7 + 8 (Year A)
In the space between last week and this week, we might lose contact with the context. Apostleship and division.
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Jesus’s case against unity
In this doozy of a gospel, Jesus seems to support division. What he really supports is freedom and community.
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The Challenge for Moral Persuasion
There are things all people value. But we’ve entered a time in which building up those connections are nearly impossible.
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The way media unintentionally keeps us uninformed
There is one thing the press refuses to take responsibility for: the effect of considering important knowledge “unnewsworthy”.
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The challenge of talking about division
There are few things that give us more anxiety as a people than talking about the things that divide us. Then Jesus does.
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Dividing is an active verb
When we read about Jesus and division, we are often prone to justify our own actions rather than engage with his point.
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Disciple—and the process of change
The way we talk about faith is in the language of membership rather than the language of growing and changing.
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