Tips for Travelers – Mar. 2, 2023
“One of the advantages of age, at least as I am experiencing it, is that stuff doesn’t matter nearly so much as I once thought, indeed, as I was reared to value it. Perhaps the great sin of relative affluence is the urge to hoard, to hold on tight if not to acquire more, telling […]
Life Isn’t More Secure – Aug. 12, 2022
“He told the crowd, “Avoid greed in all its forms. Your life isn’t made more secure by what you own – even when you have more than you need.”” -Luke 12:15
Living Lightly
In today’s gospel reading, Jesus urges the crowd to be ready, painting a beautiful picture of the blessings that await those who are prepared for God to show up at unexpected moments.* This exhortation comes immediately after Jesus encourages people to get rid of all their stuff. Though these are framed as separate vignettes in […]
In the Sharing – Oct. 15, 2021
“What we often say in our community is you don’t know how possessed you are by your possessions until you actually have to share them or limit them. And, it’s only that. We can think about it, we can speculate about it, we can be rhetorical, but it is only actually when we have to set limits […]
