On the Way: Resurrection
Easter morning at my church we were encouraged to be attentive in the days and weeks ahead to sightings of the Risen Christ and to then share those experiences with each other, much like what happened with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.* In preparation, I have been pondering what I see in […]
Growing in Interior Freedom – Oct. 3, 2022
“The challenge and grace for each of us is a growing interior freedom—freedom from all that locks us in or that stands in the way of love; freedom for all that beckons to compassionate care; freedom to stand before God with one another in neediness and to receive all as gift. This poverty also includes […]
The Upside-Down Way
Jesus turns the usual ways of the world—the standards by which we have learned to order our lives—upside down. We have been taught competition over cooperation, revenge over reconciliation, leading over following, enhancing our importance over humbly submitting to one another. When we attend a function, we have learned to scan the room and find […]
Flourishing Communities – Aug. 19, 2022
“The movement of the Spirit of God in the hearts of men and women often calls them to act against the spirit of their times or causes them to anticipate a spirit which is yet in the making. In a moment of dedication, they are given wisdom and courage to dare a deed that challenges […]
