Expect the Unexpected
Be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. When I get off the subway at night, and prepare to walk two blocks to our new apartment near the church, I get my keys out in the lighted station and walk with purpose and determination so I don’t invite harassment. Moving […]
Dis-illusionment
Since Jesus talks so much about loving one-another, why would he say that I must hate my mother and father, sister and brother, in order to be his disciple?* That question plagued me for years until I simply let it go, loving my parents AND pursuing discipleship in my own limited way. In my academic […]
Fire Upon the Earth
What does fire mean for you? Is it light? Warmth? Threat? Comfort? Power? Destruction? Apocalypse? Do you fear fire, or welcome it? And when Jesus says, “I came to bring fire upon the earth,” does it imply trouble or transformation?* As a potter, fire is my friend. It is the end stage of turning clay […]
