When one part of the body is ill, the rest of reacts to it and tries to bring things back to normalcy. Something in disharmony does not function well, and we can’t always just ignore it and think God will fix it for us.
John 3:16 Revisited Lately I’ve quit taking offense when I see “John 3:16” stickers on the bumpers of huge, gas-guzzling pickup trucks – which seems
Mark 8:31-38 As we all learned very early in Sunday school, the word “gospel” literally means “good news.” Yet this week’s gospel is full of
Well, by now, if you’ve chosen a Lenten fast or discipline this year, you are a few days into it. How’s that been going for you? If the answer is “not very doggone well, actually,”…take heart.
I would advise people to be aware of their environment, to use your gut instinct and to give as little or as much as you like. There’s nothing remotely fun about living in poverty and having to beg for money. The idea that people panhandling are somehow are making out like bandits is an urban myth.
Cathy Grossman at Religion News Service reports that one in three women now claim no religious identity: Surveys have long shown women lead more active
Boston Clergy share the love: Can we get an AMEN!
We want people to come to Anti-Racism training cheerfully and not grudgingly because there is some church canon or decree from their bishop that they have to check this box or miss out on some needed certification. We want people to come to Anti-Racism training because learning how to overcome the sin of racism will enable us to love one another as Jesus loves each one of us.
During this Lent, let us become the kind of seeker the Song of Songs tells us about. Let us seek and be open to all possibilities, no matter how remote, exotic, mundane or seemingly impossible. If we pay attention we can find what we are looking for.
The Executive Council Committee on Anti-racism (ECCAR) is meeting this week in St. Louis including a visit to Ferguson with the Bishop, young adults, and