The prophet, Malachi, spoke: “You have wearied God with your words.” “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord.” But Malachi didn’t stop there. He said more. He said that the messenger of God, someone greater than himself, was being sent toContinue reading “Is this the Jesus we Serve?”
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Don’t Look Back. You’re Not Going that way.
It sounds right: Don’t Look Back. You’re Not Going that way. Right? Good advice, but bet you didn’t know it is ancient advice. Lot and his family have been living in a city that was ruled by rapists and violent gangs. But – let’s tell the truth – Lot was not a great guy either. ToContinue reading “Don’t Look Back. You’re Not Going that way.”
Proegrphee – Shroud of Turin
It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly exhibited as crucified. (Gal 3:1) This is a sentence from the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Galatians. There is no way that Jesus’ body was put on exhibit in Galatia before he was buried. Jesus died and was buried on the same day. Plus GalatiaContinue reading “Proegrphee – Shroud of Turin”
Nine Blessings from the Non-Conservative Christian Movement
Progressive, Unfundamentalist, the Christian Left, Mainline, the Liberal Church, the Next Church, or Liberal Evangelicals. Call the non-conservative Christian movement what you may, but these groups are changing the face of Christianity. Conservative Christians may be praying that these groups go away, but I am pretty sure they are here to stay. And they areContinue reading “Nine Blessings from the Non-Conservative Christian Movement”
The Good Shepherd doesn’t Break the Sheep’s Leg
“A good shepherd breaks the leg of a sheep that strays from the flock – this is to protect them and teach the sheep how much he loves them.” –Myth. The first time I heard this myth was while I was getting my doctorate. The professor speaking had just written a book about shepherds. HeContinue reading “The Good Shepherd doesn’t Break the Sheep’s Leg”
Saint Peter’s Vision of Jesus on the Appian Way
A Participant in the Divine Nature Of Christ. Who? Me? As much as I love scripture – studying it and teaching it – I have become keenly aware that the Holy Spirit did not stop working among us when the last stroke of the pen completed what we know now as the New Testament. TheContinue reading “Saint Peter’s Vision of Jesus on the Appian Way”
St. Francis at San Damiano I thought you might like a peek inside the chapel where the Jesus painted on the Byzantine cross spoke to St. Francis. I love this place – everything about it — the walk to it, the smells inside, the Franciscans that shush you when you whisper. You can actually attendContinue reading
Love Dismantles Injustice
Jesus gave himself for us to rescue us from all lawlessness (unjust world systems) and cleanse us (wash away all the wrongs these unjust systems have caused) so that we can be his people enthusiastically committed to doing good works. — Titus 2:14 Unjust systems create pain in three very different ways: The very soul ofContinue reading “Love Dismantles Injustice”
Rethinking Abortion, Pro-Choice, and Pro-Life
I originally wrote about this in 2012, but wanted to update it given our present political climate. When I was living in Washington, D.C., I was part of a women’s group that joined with the ACLU and the family of Angie Carder to petition the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to re-hear a caseContinue reading “Rethinking Abortion, Pro-Choice, and Pro-Life”
A Progressive Christian in the Deep South
Most of my life, living in the Deep South, I have felt like a fish out of water. Holding progressive views on race, immigration, sexual orientation, and women has made me truly weary. These views and the people who hold them are so often condemned in Southern churches. And because I have a weakness forContinue reading “A Progressive Christian in the Deep South”
Disorderly Parables 