Author Archives: April Love-Fordham

Hi! I am looking for volunteers to help me write my next book. My plan is to write a book about spiritual practices for ordinary, busy people and would like to do so from the experiences of a diverse group of people. Starting after the holidays, the group would meet Wednesdays 7-8 pm via zoom,Continue reading “The Presence of God in Your Life”

After St. Francis became a follower of Christ, his goal became to fix the church which no longer continued the mission of spreading the message of Jesus through service to others. This is all he owned–a robe that he continuously patched. This was all he needed to do the work of God. No seminary degree,Continue reading “The Feast Day of St. Francis”

On Oct 4 much of the Christian world will pause to remember St. Francis of Assisi. In the United States, we tend to remember his love for animals. However, several years ago Steve and I celebrated St. Francis’ feast day in Assisi. Not a pet blessing in sight! Don’t Italians know that this is theContinue reading “Celebrating St. Francis’ Feast Day on Oct 4th”

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” (Mat 5:6 NRS) For me this is one of the greatest things about the Reign of God. However, some mistake righteousness for meaning, “those who are good at following the religious rules.” But that’s not it. Jesus wasn’t all that fondContinue reading “Justice IS a Priority”

2021/Blog 4 Jesus taught: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth,” (Matt 5:5). According to one dictionary, meek describes a person willing to go along with whatever other people want to do without ever speaking up for themselves. That’s not quite what Jesus is conveying here. Another dictionary has a better definition:Continue reading “Meek”

2021/Blog 3 As Jesus describes his way of living where love is the core value, he turns from addressing The Poor in Spirit to addressing The Mournful: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted,” (Mat 5:4 NRS). Again, Jesus is intentionally vague. What are they mourning? Racism, poverty, riots, pandemics, hunger, war,Continue reading “Needing Comfort”

2021/Blog 2 Does anyone need convincing that the world isn’t working? I doubt it. Not after this past week. Jesus didn’t think the world was working either. So, like Trump, he addressed his followers. Trump, however, demanded his followers march down to the capitol and fight for him–risk their lives for him. He tells themContinue reading “Feeling Down?”

2021/Blog 1 Jesus was born into a world where the faith of his ancestors, Judaism, was in full religious bloom. Judaism had become a relationship with a set of religious rules—thousands of them. This is not a failure specific to Jews. It has happened inside Christianity too. Instead of being a funnel that helps peopleContinue reading “The Reign of Love”

The Disorderly Blog is for anyone who doesn’t fit—for whom the status quo is a failure. It is for anyone who recognizes that the political, economic, and religious cultures around them aren’t working. The Disorderly Blog is for anyone suspecting a better way exists—for anyone curious about a man named Jesus who showed up twoContinue reading “A Blog for the Disorderly”

Reader’s Favorite has awarded April’s book, James in the Suburbs: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle of James, the 2019 Silver Medal for Christian Devotion / Study. Here is the Five Star Reader’s Favorite review of the book:  James in the Suburbs: A Disorderly Parable of the Epistle of James by Dr. April Love-Fordham is aContinue reading “April Love-Fordham’s book, “James in the Suburbs,” has won the 2019 Silver Medal for Christian Devotion/Study”