Keeping the faith during a pandemic: Believing when you are not working with much

July 13, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m not working with much these days. To be sure, I have plenty of food and toiletries. There is no end to creature comforts: chocolate, soda, chips, ice cream… I’ll stop but I could go on, go back to the store right now and pick up more. I am stocking up to stuff down my […]

Pour your heart out

June 3, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

I protested the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others yesterday outside of White House. Asked by a reporter, “Why are you here after the president’s threat?” I replied simply, “Where else should I be? He is Caesar, not Lord. I know my place and he should find his.” I […]

Losing our traditions: Online religion in the time of COVID-19

May 6, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Time and again and for years on end, I have heard these two passages from the psalter: “This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118.24). “I will bless the Lord at all times; God’s praises will continually be in my mouth” (Psalm 34.1). But […]

Praying during a pandemic: Hand in glove

April 24, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hand in glove, COVID-19 sees most American hands in gloves. We are not quick to touch, are slow to pick up and there is no discussion of “reaching out to touch somebody’s hand.” No, we “make this world a better place” by staying home. Once unknown due to long commutes and ever- increasing work hours, […]

Where do I plant my feet when the ground is shaky?

March 9, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Therefore, brothers and sisters, holy partners in a heavenly calling, consider that Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also “was faithful in all God’s house.” 3Yet Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house […]

The Raceless Gospel

Category: Meditation