
The Beautiful Dissonance of the Bible
“You have heard it said. . . . But I say. . . .” So Jesus Read More
J. Michael Ripski | Read John 15:9-17
While yesterday’s epistle metaphor of parent and child is susceptible to a hierarchical power dynamic, today’s Gospel lesson portrays a mutuality of the divine-human relationship that is so nonhierarchical it’s mind-blowingly incredible and disconcerting. As Marianne Williamson observes, “Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is...
Hear Jesus say, “Let us be friends and see what a wonderful world it will be.”
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