Becoming Human – May 3, 2023
“None of us comes into the world fully formed. We would not know how to think, or walk, or speak, or behave as human beings unless we learned it from other human beings. We need other human beings in order to be human. I am because other people are… The solitary, isolated human being is […]
The Courage of Reaching Out
“Your faith has made you well.”* Like many things Jesus says, these words make me uncomfortable. I am instantly transported back to my high school logic class: if it is true that having faith makes you well, then the logical implication is that being unwell must mean you do not have faith. And the idea […]
Not Worthy?
Christmas is over, the three Wise Men have returned to their home in the east, and the batteries powering the fairy lights around my living room have run down, damping the festive color to a dim, barely visible glow. I’m feeling a bit run down, myself. I’m tired of staying home all the time, wearing […]
A Visible Community – Oct. 6, 2020
“Only a visible community where one can experience the breaking down of the dividing walls within oneself will make witness to a God who calls us out of estrangement and isolation.” –Elizabeth O’Connor, Journey Inward, Journey Outward (1968), p. 104
