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God calls us to love one another. That’s what Paul is saying to the Corinthians and to us! We think, That’s really hard. How can I love her? I don’t even...
Read MoreOne little-noted event during the bleak time between January 6 and the beginning of Lent is the story of Jesus’ baptism. And that reminds us of the act of remembering our...
Read MoreAs I write in the summer of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic is at its height. People are getting sick. People are dying. People are losing their jobs. The economy is going...
Read MoreGod calls us to be responsible citizens. Jeremiah’s call included being overwhelmed by national and international events—to be set over nations, to build up and tear down. He lived in a...
Read MoreJeremiah lived in troubled times. His kingdom of Judah was nearing the end of its political life under the threat of Babylonian expansion. At the same time, there was a movement...
Read MoreI cannot tell you how many preachers I have heard recite these words over the years. All kinds of preachers from an array of traditions, cultures, and backgrounds. Sometimes this is...
Read MoreMy current Facebook cover is an image with the words “Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence against your authentic self.” While the psychological concept “impostor syndrome”—a persistent doubting...
Read MoreUbuntu—“I am because we are”—is a South African philosophy that speaks to our interconnectedness, interdependence, and interrelatedness as humans. Our humanity is only fully actualized in relationship with others. In a...
Read MoreI don’t think it is too far-reaching to describe this familiar pericope as Jesus’ “mission statement.” The pieces are all there. When creating a mission statement, it is important to know...
Read MoreJesus returned to Galilee, and “a report about him spread through all the surrounding country.” Wait, Jesus had been gone forty days and we know he wasn’t livestreaming his experience, so...
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