The Cross is the Way

March 5, 2025.Reading time 4 minutes.

“My concern is provoked by the observation that so many who understand themselvesto be followers of Jesus, without hesitation, and apparently without thinking, embracethe ways and means of the culture as they go about their daily living ‘in Jesus’ name.’But the ways that dominate our culture have been developed either in ignorance or indefiance of […]

“Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3”: A new podcast series for Lent

February 26, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

Instead of giving up something for Lent, consider what Jesus didn’t give into. Temptation. “Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3” is the newest podcast series from Good Faith Media and part of The Raceless Gospel Initiative. Named for the three temptations Jesus experienced in the wilderness, The Raceless Gospel podcast offers weekly reflections on what it […]

Nap time: Following the sleepy- headed Jesus this Lenten season

March 2, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

During this season of Lent, I am following in the footsteps of Jesus and taking naps. I’m taking cat naps; I am catching a few winks. I am giving up the grind, the hustle and bustle of America’s capitalistic system. If it thrives on my hyper- productivity, then it will die quickly. I’m hitting the […]

What do you do when God leaves you hanging?

April 10, 2020.Reading time 18 minutes.

“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 […]

Looking forward to the Resurrection: Valleys, Shadows and More Death during Holy Week

April 8, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Psalm 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. […]