The apostles remembered what many modern Christians tend to forget--that what makes the gospel offensive isn't who it keeps out but who it lets in.
02925 – Letting People In
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02743 – Sunday’s Coming
This year, I am finding myself really needing Holy Saturday. I need this space where the shadows of death have not yet given way to new life and resurrection.I need a day where we sit together in those shadows and watch the disciples be unsure of what is coming next....
02624 – Grace
...and I can remember...that grace, which is love and help for the helpless, always, always bats last.
02584 – Lent for the Lamenting
It strikes me today that the liturgy of Ash Wednesday teaches something that nearly everyone can agree on. Whether you are part of a church or not, whether you believe today or your doubt, whether you are a Christian or an atheist or an agnostic or a so-called “none”...
02518 – Day-to-Day Decency Goes Unnoticed
It is important to remember that the viciousness and wrongs of life stick out very plainly but that even at the worst times there is a great deal of goodness, kindness, and day-to-day decency that goes unnoticed and makes no headlines.
02510 – Compliment Others More
Compliment others more. You’ll barely remember you did it, but the other person may never forget you did. Kindness has unlimited upside.
02409 – Processing Grief
Grief can only be processed by grieving, a painful exercise that is both cathartic and therapeutic. But grieving can also be deeply spiritual as it unveils the shallowness of religious cliches and reveals a deeper core faith that gives us permission to lament,...
01961 – Love Doesn’t Fall from the Sky
Love does not just fall from the sky, perfect and intact. It has to be renewed, reaffirmed and remembered in every moment. from Caring for Your Soul