Outward Journey – May 30, 2023
“The outward journey is not to be confused with the way of the crowd. Those on an outward journey can see the neighbor. Their world includes the technological age, the modern metropolis. They are concerned with shaping the church for responsible involvement. While it is a crucial mistake to assume that churches can be on […]
Bad News and Good News
Lately, the newspaper and the scripture readings seem to be interchangeable. When Jesus warns us* about wars and uprising, nations attacking one another, earthquakes, famines, and epidemics, I might as well be reading the front page of The Washington Post. War in Ukraine! Rising inflation! Political chaos! Police brutality! Racism! New strains of COVID! Half […]
There Will Be Signs…
When I read about Jesus warning his disciples that there will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, distress among nations, and people fainting from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world,* I feel like I am reading the newspaper instead of words written two thousand years ago. Every […]
Am I the One?
I was living in Port-au-Prince in 2015 when Hurricane Matthew crashed into Haiti’s southern peninsula. News trickled in of the devastation, and my colleagues and I began gathering truckloads of food, medical supplies, and construction materials to send down with our team of volunteers. “Are you going with them?” A friend asked.“Oh no,” I said. […]
