You Are a Little World – Mar. 20, 2020
“By my bedside is a reproduction of a scroll by a Zen monk of the seventeenth century, a great calligrapher named Tetsugyu. The translation of the characters is “Self revealed: all things in heaven and earth exist in oneself.” The discovery that “all things are there” within the human heart is one of the great […]
A Real Heart – Mar. 19, 2020
On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” Now he said this […]
Temptations – Mar. 18, 2020
“If he is the Son of God, why not simply take power? Jesus recognizes that to rule would be for him precisely to go over to the side of evil. Political mastery tears human solidarity apart by elevating the masters and forcing others into subservience. The glory of charismatic leadership depends on sustaining the illusion […]
Into the Muddy River – Mar. 17, 2020
“Jesus’ reaction to John’s preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins was a crucial turning-point. He could have kept his distance, an innocent young man conscious of unbroken faithfulness to God, looking with pity on the thousands of ordinary people who were overwhelmed by the realization of their own moral inadequacy. But […]
