Category Archives: Uncategorized

As I contemplate the dark reality of Holy Saturday, I am reminded of the in-between; remaining stuck somewhere between the tragedy of Friday and triumph of Sunday. The problem is I cannot keep my mind in the in-between. As I live … Continue reading →

Monday’s Prayer for Holy Week by Theologian Walter Brueggemann:The pushing and shoving of the world is endless,We are pushed and shoved.And we do our fair share of pushing and shovingin our great anxiety.And in the middle of thatyou have set down … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Dei-liberations:
This piece is written primarily for the benefit of my grad students who are taking an online class, Gospel and Cultures. I think it’s pretty important stuff for all of us to think about though. So,…

Many of us know this story in John 8, but just to be sure we catch the details I thought I’d repost the story here: “At dawn He [Jesus] went to the temple complex again, and all the people were coming … Continue reading →

There are many ways to speak truth, I suppose. To the overweight person I could say, “Why would you want to get fat by eating too much? Why wouldn’t you try and exercise some self-control and pull away from the … Continue reading →