The Epiphany Blessing: 20+C+M+B+16
Epiphany (Greek for epiphaneia, manifestation) is the holy day remembering Jesus Christ’s revealing to the world and has been celebrated since at least th...
Category: justice
Friday Florilegium
I’ve been immersed in Karl Barth on prayer for the past 6 weeks, gearing up to write another dissertation chapter. Here are two tidbits: “[There is ...
Living in the Peaceable Kingdom
Each Thursday during Lent, I offer a vegan recipe as I learn to cook and like vegetables, and as I contemplate what it means to live non-violently. In my heart,...
Friday Florilegium
As the birds build nests, as the furry catkins bud on the willow, new bright green leaves open in the sunniest places, and cherry blossoms begin to pink-tinge t...
Defining Moments
They came through the doors, two or three at a time. Wrote name tags and found a place in the circle. Thirty eight middle and high school students from three Se...
Sword Fighting
Sometimes I’m sure I rattle when I walk or think or talk or simply stand, paralyzed. Chains, binding and heavy, clank about me. Doubt. Worry. Fear. Sadne...
Word of the Day: Justice
Martin Luther King, Jr, quoted Amos, saying: “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” What is justice? In...