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April 2017

April 10, 2017

A Blessing for Holy Week Journeys

As I celebrated Palm Sunday with my congregation this year, I wondered: what way do...

April 05, 2017

Jesus, the Cathedral and Me

Sometimes when I think about Jesus he seems so far away--someone in a distant time...

April 02, 2017

Dust

We are dust; to dust we shall return. In between? God calls us to carry...

March 2017

March 05, 2017

Remember: A Lenten Call to Embodied Justice-Making

Three remembrances were stirred up for me this week and will trouble my feet as...

March 23, 2016

Was Jesus’ death necessary for our salvation? (the seventh saying from the cross)

Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice said, “Father, into your hands I commend my...

March 16, 2016

The Cosmic Cross (the sixth saying of Jesus from the cross)

A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full...

March 09, 2016

Did God forsake Jesus? (The fifth saying of Jesus from the cross)

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon....

March 02, 2016

Thirsting for Life (the fourth saying of Jesus from the cross)

"After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

Why no preacher quotes Jesus on Family Sunday (the third saying from the cross)

John's Gospel is full of words and phrases that have multiple meanings and convey a...

February 17, 2016

Substitutionary atonement distorts the good news (the second saying from the cross)

What does Jesus do on the cross? According to Luke, he forgives. He bears the...

February 10, 2016

Preemptive Forgiveness (The first saying from the cross)

Can the spiral of violence that plagues our planet and fractures relationships, ravaging families, communities,...

February 09, 2016

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

The seasons of Lent and Easter in Christian traditions call us to reflect on rhythms...

March 2014

March 05, 2014

Why I fast for Lent

Life can feel like a grind sometimes; taking some time to appreciate the predictable comfort...

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