It is precisely because we need not fear death that we are free to grieve it.
Sunday after Ascension
Jesus’s dying wish is our oneness. But all the theological intellect in the world won’t get us there—the Spirit must transform us, must embolden us in our love for God and for one another.
Easter II
This faith Peter displays, the faith that conquers the world. Weirdly enough, it’s the kind of faith that won’t bring up the resurrection power without bringing up Good Friday. It’s faith in a resurrected Jesus who still has wounds to let us reach out and touch.
Lent II
On keeping faith during Lent.
Advent II
Still, we are not without God’s presence. We are not without the Spirit. And so we are not without power. Somehow in the midst of this we can prepare the way for the Lord.
The Sabbath and the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth
Presented as a part of All Souls Anglican Church’s catechesis series on Justin Earley’s The Common Rule. I think Justin Earley is absolutely right in saying that practicing Sabbath-keeping confronts us with our identity as finite creatures, the reality that we can’t ever finish it all, that God is the primary actor in the epic…… Continue reading The Sabbath and the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth
Behold Your Son // Behold Your Mother
A meditation on the third of the last seven words of Jesus.
Better than Bread
Maybe you’ve felt it before, that sort of agonizing feeling that love is outstripping your being. It’s too much for you, for what you can do about it. But here you are, maybe able only to groan or whimper or scream, while the Spirit and Jesus intercede, so we’re told.
(The Exclusion of) New Possibilities for Love
A reflection on Romans 14:13-23.
At Ruth’s Feet
The Rachel McAdams of the Hebrew Scriptures? No, not at all.
The LGBTQ+ Community at Wheaton: Student Stories
Five LGBTQ+ students sat down with us to talk about their experiences at Wheaton.
While God Isn’t Breathing
The women, who have been paying attention, go home, then, quick, to prepare the spices for his burial before the Sabbath, because they rest as usual in obedience to the commandment. I wonder how they did it. Rest, I mean.
Gender-Inclusive Language & Corporate Worship
An argument for language that honors God’s love for all of humankind–non-males included.
All People Will Know: Love’s Litmus Test
And so the mark of real Christian love at Wheaton would be a community of LGBTQ people who feel loved, accepted, valued as imago dei by the rest of campus.
The Lord’s Prayer: An Exposition
our Father in Heaven. Father, thank You for declaring Yourself to be ours. Not ours in the sense of not theirs—ours, no other to be spoken of. No more exclusivity. No more gods limited by territories or ethnicity or human selfishness. No more ignoring the people around me. No more pretending only I have realized…… Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer: An Exposition
God Our Potter
A pot is not an ordinary place for a potter to live.
What Not to Pray
Considering what the Lord’s Prayer is and isn’t.
Art and Context, Postman and Monet
Let us choose to learn from a medium that doesn’t so easily lend to the fragmentation of its information.
What Happens at the Dinner Table
On listening, love, and the possibility of persuasion.
On Responsible Remembrance
And in remembering to give thanks, we are re-membered to God. And if we love being re-membered to God, well, then, as Augustine confesses to God, “It is from love of your love that I make the act of recollection.”
This Is Rest
So it turns out rest isn’t about answers. … Rest isn’t found until the mystery is acknowledged and declared to be cause for gratitude.
People & Places: A Study
What do we remember about the places we go? Are people to me merely a part of the landscape? Or are they more?
A Letter from a Place on the Outskirts of Doubt
I am here and I am missing so much it’s not even fathomable. But—I’m here. Right now. Experiencing these unique infinities that no one else will ever get to experience. And that’s precious, is it not? Even if it’s not what I wanted. Even if I’d rather be experiencing other infinites, other works of art elsewhere. I get this set. And I’m grateful.
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