Jun 25, 2025 | faith, images of God, news
I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord; I will meditate on all your work. – Psalm 77:11a & 12a (NRSV) There’s a problem with being made in the image of God: it’s easy to acquire a God complex. “I have the divine right to…” “I hold the indisputable...
May 22, 2025 | faith, justice, news
Evil is well worth our anger, our outrage, our fury, our deep indignation. Violence too is a worthy recipient of our defensiveness, our horror, our disquiet, even our fear. To rage against the injustices of the world is an appropriate response of Christian faith. And...
Apr 5, 2025 | courage, lament, news
The One Who Is & Shall Be said to Abraham: “I am sending angels to the place of Violent Fire, to assess the veracity of the people’s cries against it. If their cries are true, I will destroy it.” Abraham pleaded: “Surely you have more...
Aug 8, 2024 | lament, love, news
13,000. That’s how many Palestinian children have been killed in Israel’s ongoing military campaign against Hamas, as estimated by UNICEF this spring. 1,195,070. That’s how many deaths in the U.S. have been attributed to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic,...
Jan 18, 2024 | confession, discipleship, news
Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion. [Therefore] if riches increase, do not set your heart on them. Power belongs to God, and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. – Psalm 62:9-12 abridged (NRSV) Popularity is the sweet...
Jun 17, 2022 | love, news, relationships
Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, “Put your hand under my thigh and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will get a wife for my son Isaac.” – Genesis 24:1-4...
