Sure. We can sing to Jesus.But Jesus never asked us to do that.Jesus asked us to feed the hungry, to give them water, to welcome the stranger, to clothe them, to visit the prisoner, to care for the sick.Jesus didn't want songs.Jesus wants justice.
Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.
Many new friends have come into my life...Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, New Agers, and others—including lots of atheists and agnostics, too. One of the most dramatic of those friendships began in the aftermath of 9/11/2001. Like a lot of churches, our little...
I reject the version of Jesus who would have told the rich young ruler, “you are blessed” instead of, “give everything to the poor and follow me.” Who would have pushed women to the fringes of the narrative, instead of empowering Mary to be the first preacher of...
When it's over, I want to say:all my lifeI was a bride married to amazement.I was the bridegroomtaking the world into my arms.I don't want to end up simplyhaving visited this world. from New & Selected Poems