Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. A voice says, “Cry out.” And I said, “What shall I cry?” “All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the … [Read more...] about Comfort in Small Things [Advent Week 2]
Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens! [Advent Week 1]
"Oh, that you would rend the heavens!" Isaiah 64:1-9 I do not know how to repent. I try to repent for myself, but it turns into shame, self-loathing and morose self-flagellations pretty … [Read more...] about Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens! [Advent Week 1]
Rahab, Professional Badass and Sometimes Prophet
Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof and said to the men: “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that dread of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of … [Read more...] about Rahab, Professional Badass and Sometimes Prophet
Sacred Waste [Mark 14]
While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the … [Read more...] about Sacred Waste [Mark 14]
HELP! THE APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE! [Mark 13]
"When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be … [Read more...] about HELP! THE APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE! [Mark 13]
The Church Isn’t Yours (So Let It Go Before God Takes It Back) [Mark 12]
What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. You need to know that the Church does not belong to you. You need to know … [Read more...] about The Church Isn’t Yours (So Let It Go Before God Takes It Back) [Mark 12]
“So Are You Straight Now?” (And Other Bi Reflections on Sex, the Church, and God)
"So I heard you've been dating a lot of guys this summer," my lesbian friend asks me over a beer, elbows on the sticky table at the divey gay bar down the street. "So are you like... straight … [Read more...] about “So Are You Straight Now?” (And Other Bi Reflections on Sex, the Church, and God)
Bad News Gospel [The Triumphal Entry: Mark 11]
Build your kingdom all your life And say goodbye - J.J. Heller - I wish more Christians would spend time noticing all the people in the gospels to whom Jesus and his work was very bad news. - … [Read more...] about Bad News Gospel [The Triumphal Entry: Mark 11]
