From Reeling to Kneeling to Healing

June 18, 2020.Reading time 19 minutes.

Matthew 9:35 – 10:1 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he […]

Who Is Your Authority?

June 8, 2020.Reading time 20 minutes.

Matthew 28:16-20 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, […]

We Can’t Breathe: Where’s the Spirit?

June 6, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Racism steals our oxygen.

Sacred Connections

May 29, 2020.Reading time 17 minutes.

John 17:6-11 I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have […]

Lean into Love

May 23, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

John 14:15-21 [Jesus said:] “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Abba, who will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees the Spirit nor knows the Spirit. You know the Spirit, […]

Some Honest Questions

May 16, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

John 14:1-14 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust into God, trust also into me. 2In my Abba’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and […]

Where Is Our Emmaus?

May 2, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

Luke 24:13-16; 30-35 NRSV All right, so imagine: something cataclysmic, unexpected, sudden, and scary just happened, and is happening. Can you imagine it? Hmm…somehow I think you can. So that’s the story here. We have two people feeling all kinda low and dragging their feet down a road. The foundations of their belief were rocked […]

Wonderful Doubt!

April 25, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

John 20:19-31 Would you consider yourself to be a skeptical person? Are you a doubter? And now, be present in this very moment. What’s going on? In the world, in your community, in your home? Don’t judge it or interpret it. Just think about what is actually happening. Let’s you and I do something together, […]

What’s Good about It?

April 18, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Friends, let’s take a moment to be present with each other, shall we? Breathe in, breathe out. Focus on your breath. Do it again. One more time. How ya feelin’ today? Be sure to check in with yourselves and to be extra patient and compassionate with yourself and with those who share a space with […]

What’s the Buzz

April 18, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Matthew 21:1-11 NRSV Hey there! It’s been a while. Yes, I’ve been taking a break from things for a while. Call it a sabbatical. And now I’m back, and well–strange times, wouldn’t you say? So welcome back to this strange, hopefully life-giving space. I appreciate you and hope that you still find this blog to […]