The Archive

Category: Speaking to the Soul

True Freedom

July 4, 2017 No Comments

My freedom, then, becomes bound to the freedom of all people.

Three times, Peter denied Jesus. I can only imagine the pain and indignity that Jesus must have felt. Peter, one of the first disciples to be called, was with Jesus throughout his entire ministry. And yet, through all of this, Jesus loves Peter.

Appeasing the Gods

July 2, 2017 1 Comment

Violence has been crucified. In the new regime, the greatest are those who serve the most, those who have time to pour a little cool water for a child.

Start the Fire, Keep It Burning

July 1, 2017 5 Comments

Both women were utterly Christian. They were born and raised in the church or in various churches, and took the Christianity very seriously.

Serendipity and Saul

June 30, 2017 No Comments

Saul’s search for donkeys that ended up in his being anointed ruler of all Israel reminded me of the power serendipity can have in my life if I let it.

The Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul

June 29, 2017 2 Comments

When we accept the mission God has given us, we, too, take our place with Isaiah, Ezekiel, Peter and Paul as evangelists, truth-tellers, stolid neighbors, and enlightened prophets.

Incarnated Values

June 28, 2017 4 Comments

Today in our lectionary gospel the disciples receive the instructions: “As you go, proclaim the good news: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons”