Refusing the Logic of Power – June 30, 2022
“Rome’s actions of intimidation and oppression were meant to wear down and overwhelm vulnerable communities. Each time that Rome enacts its methods of coercion, Jesus refuses the terms… The description of the beatified community as one that will “turn the other cheek” is directed at people who already know what it is like to live […]
An Empty House – Mar. 22, 2022
… I knowthere are dayswhen the only thingmore brave than leavingthis houseis coming back to it. ….–Jan Richardson, from “Blessing for Coming Home to an Empty House”, The Cure for Sorrow, p. 45
On Being with Serene Jones – Sep. 14, 2020
“I was having a hard time forgiving the man I had been married to. I realized that the hatred and the trauma and all of these things that we carry with us, we’re not afraid to let go of them because they’re so painful; we’re actually afraid to let go of them because they’ve become […]
