The Road Ahead
Fresh from lonely desert life, dust still under his fingernails, Mary and Joseph’s son came home to teach. Home from the wilderness to the place and people who raised him. His work would begin here. The place looks and feels different… smaller somehow. From the seat in his childhood sabbath meeting house, a place where […]
Family and Enlightenment
As we practiced Advent waiting, celebrating the beautiful ceremonies of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and finally welcoming the Light of Epiphany, we also shared the challenges of holiday travel and gift-giving. And the challenge of gathering with extended family. There is a saying, attributed to Ram Dass: “If you think you’re enlightened, spend a […]
Solidarity
Way out on the margins, on the ragged edge of town far from the temple, the ragged voice of the wild baptizing prophet rang out. (People were beginning to think that John was the One). “I’m just setting the stage”, he says. “The One who is coming will change us all from the inside out.”* […]
When Things Fall Apart
The student’s heads were on a swivel, necks craning to take in the grandeur and elegance of the temple—impressed by this great work of human hands. “It’s all going to come tumbling down”, says Jesus.* On a high place, across from this house of God, Jesus warns his friends that fake leaders will soon appear, […]
