Feeding the Multitudes
Coptic icon of Christ Feeding the Multitudes, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons When I was a single parent with three active, hungry teenagers, what looked like a whole week’s worth of groceries while I was loading up my cart and paying the bill seemed like barely enough for half that by the time I took […]
Parabolic Puzzles
Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. Or it’s like yeast in a baker’s bread, a precious pearl or a net full of fish.* With these simple examples, the meaning keeps sliding away, inviting me to look again with different eyes. And why the pile-on of images? Maybe this is […]
Trust the Fire
All our hard work, ruined. We had prepared the ground, planted the seeds, watered and weeded…and then, invasion. Sometimes among us, sometimes from within us, opposers and naysayers, negativity and judgment, creep in and seek to ruin everything we have been trying to achieve. Should we yank out what seems to be a wicked invader […]
God Bless That Seed
“I remember you,” said the young clergy woman. We were introducing ourselves before the program began. Around tables we sat, breaking bread, and sharing about our diasporic ministries, strewn about as we were, like seeds sown. “I remember what you said.” My heart skipped. “When was it?” I asked, “and what […]