Faith seeking understanding– without race
“From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’” | Matthew 27.45-46, NRSV “Has anyone seen God?” Jill M. Hudson writes in Congregational Trauma: caring, coping and […]
Read MorePsalm 23 is a favorite of believer and non- believer alike. It is the most familiar, most often quoted selection of the Old Testament hymnbook. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” It is perhaps not easier said or believed as we enter another week of hunkering down and hoarding of the essentials. […]
Read MoreRepeating after Jesus is dangerous. It can get you killed. This is why the disciples gave the cat their tongue, why they feigned deafness, laryngitis and amnesia when the authorities came to arrest Jesus. “Jesus who? I’ve never met him before in my life.” They didn’t even want to be found in the same sentence […]
Read More“I’ll do it when I’m good and ready.” “It’s just not the right time. I need more time.” But in matters of faith, we are never truly good or really ready. Filthy rag righteousness, we could never clean up the mess we’ve made on our own. The Apostle Paul tells the truth and shames us […]
Read MoreIn John chapter 13, Jesus doesn’t just want us to talk about love. Jesus wants to see it, hear it, feel it in our fellowship. It is a love that Christians should be famous for, that Christian should be synonymous with. Jesus said and demonstrated it every day of his life and even in his death. […]
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The Raceless Gospel 