Tag: discipleship

  • The Long Walk of Doubt

    The Long Walk of Doubt

    The walk to Emmaus in Luke is a walk of doubt. And despite what we think is supposed to happen, that is the very time Jesus shows up.

  • Chosen Family

    Chosen Family

    The story of Molly Brant (Konwatsijayenni) forces American Christians to face our devotion to nation and to our human family.

  • Unbound at Home

    Unbound at Home

    The raising of Lazarus gives us the perfect window to see beyond the present crisis, to see how God’s grace and freedom persists.

  • Welcome to Lent

    Welcome to Lent

    Lent, that season before Easter, is known for abstaining and fasting. But it is more than that. It’s a learning lab with a deadline. Lent as a 40-Day Love ChallengeAsh Wednesday | Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Today is the first day of Lent. Like many Christians, all over the world, I got up and focused on devotion.…

  • A New World

    A New World

    The Transfiguration comes as a strange interlude. But its brevity reveals its true purpose is to reorient the disciples to their new journey.

  • Beyond Baptism

    Beyond Baptism

    In John 1:29-42, we have an alternative call story–one that opens up the possibility that Jesus came to offer different leadership.

  • Vessels of divine love and grace

    Vessels of divine love and grace

    The Epiphany is not just the celebration of some dudes bringing presents. It’s the revelation that God’s grace is suitable for all of us.

  • Not the Same Old Same Old

    Not the Same Old Same Old

    The season we often use to anticipate Christmas can be an invitation to both plan and dream, not only what’s possible, but what God will make possible.