The Simple Way of Community
Jesus is not a magician dazzling the crowds, performing tricks for their amusement, weaving a gossamer web of lofty and convoluted teachings. No, for Jesus the mystical is grounded in the concrete choices and actions of ordinary life. When someone in your community offends you (and notice he does not say if someone offends […]
Worth Dying For
He must have known that it would come down to this. Rebels didn’t last long. To say that he had to walk through this dark gate would be a hard sell to those who had given their lives to this green, growing movement. Of course there would be pushback. Peter, trying to protect his friend, is redirected […]
Good Questions
Depending on the translation, today’s lectionary reading* is titled some variation of this:Peter Says Jesus Is the ChristPeter Declares That Jesus Is the MessiahPeter’s Confession of the MessiahPeter Says, You Are The Messiah, The Son of The Living God.The point of this passage, everyone seems to agree, is the declaration that Peter makes. After all, […]
Crumbs of Abundance
I like the sense of security that rules and traditions provide. Lately, however, I have found myself in situations where that kind of certainty is murky, at best. So much is changing in my little world, and I have no tried-and-true course of action to ensure that everything turns out as I would prefer This […]