minimalism
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When Jesus Tweets
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9 min read
This morning’s gospel is like a Facebook post. It begins divisively, then starts to sound rational, and then ends with an unattainable call to action full of shame. With a passage like this, Jesus could totally win the internet. Proper 18C | Luke 14:25-33 I’m gonna guess that like any good Facebook post, there’s going…
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All Ate and Were Filled
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4 min read
All Ate and Were Filled (Day 20 of A Simple Lent) Thursday Outside of the Passion story or maybe Luke’s version of the birth story, there are few stories about Jesus that are as universally known as the Feeding of the Multitudes. If I were to ask you to tell the story, you probably could. It…
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As We Are One
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3 min read
As We Are One (Day 4 of A Simple Lent) When Jesus describes unity of relationship, it gets a little complicated. Reading John, one can get tied up in knots around who is “in” whom. And yet the image is quite captivating. The presence of you within me and me within you. This isn’t the language…
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Dualism
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3 min read
I am often the victim of analysis paralysis. Some situations seem too complex to be decisive. Other times, I get lost in the concern for others: how they feel about a situation, or what they might want to make of it. One way to deal with complexity is to simplify the problem through dualities. I…
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My Morning Ritual
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4 min read
Living with small children means your mornings are not your own. They are shared experiences that involve making breakfast and coaxing them through their regular morning routines. Breakfast, toothbrushing, getting dressed. My children have a set daily routine. I don’t. And I’m the one who wants one. I’ve often been encouraged to get up early,…