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Apocalypse — and fearing the future
Our fear of the apocalyptic reflects a misunderstanding of what it is and yet embodies why we’re called to live through it.
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When we think we’re all going to die
Why is the anxiety of the disciples more relatable than the calmness of Jesus? And why doesn’t it seem to bother us more than it does?
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Storms—the frights of living and saving
When the storms of life are raging, what is it that we actually want? Are we even able to see when the help is there for us?
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Testify—having the words to say
In the midst of talking about persecution, Jesus offers a kind of better-said-than-done bit of optimism.
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Finding my limits
I usually start vacation with a ton of anxiety, having finished everything at the last minute. This year, I did the anxiety earlier.
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The Beast Doesn’t Need to Speak
It is easy for the guy on the top of the pyramid to demand that the ones at the bottom do their jobs. To him, it is irrelevant that his job is actually to carry a football and get the snot beat out of him. That the “other duties as assigned” include ridiculous press conferences full of…
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What you think about Halloween is what you think about life
Do you dress up? Pass out candy? Head off to a party? Or do you sit at home in the dark, hoping those darn kids would stay off your lawn? I loved Halloween when I was little. I loved dressing up and playing make believe. I wanted to cut out early of swim practice because…
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The Water and the Land
Jesus’s response to the crowd, Pharisees, and the Canaanite Woman reveals how hard it is to be perfect and how ridiculous the pursuit really is a Homily for Proper 15 A Text: Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 on the water, on the land Jesus is walking along while some crazy woman is shouting at Him. Shouting.…