Special guest the Venerable Pamela Rieger, aka Deacon Pam, joins in to discuss Jesus’ exchange with the Pharisees about paying taxes to Cesar from this week’s gospel
What’s your favorite movie inspired by the Bible?
Curiously, selfishness seems to bring little actual delight and joy into our lives
Luci and Jordan are joined by special guest, The Rev Canon Dr. Ellen Clark-King
“What belongs to God is the blood and breath of all living creatures, Roman and Jewish alike — and all creation from the dust in the road to the galaxies in their courses. “
“The crushing pain of shame need not keep us from the sunlight of the spirit. Shame need not keep us fleeing from ourselves in addiction, even if that addiction is as subtle as projecting our shadows onto others (well, sometimes that’s not too subtle, actually) or constantly keeping ourselves busy so that we never dwell within our own center. Whatever bad things we have done—even if we have urinated in the janitor’s bucket—we are not a bad thing. Guilt is meant to be temporary, something to work through, and we need not split off parts of ourselves that we hide and bury in sick secrets.”