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Frontispiece from edition of Everyman published by John Sklot c. 1530. I am every man.I embody every extreme.I am the plundered poor.I am the plunderer.I am he who treasures and keeps the Word.I am he who wanders.I am guarded.I am he, from whom the guarded must be protected.I am pure and I am vile.I am all in…

For those who enjoy mysteries, a mystery is compelling. The misery is to uncover the answer too quickly. We want to know it all and follow every angle. Even if the mystery is contained in one's own body, the intrigue of it all is not diminished. No one body is identical to another. None can…

I must place myself in the place where the space is wide enough to receive you and to receive grace

What I dread compels me.

Whether above or below our pay grade, we have one great message. It is a simple message and it is a message of great hope.

Just a reflection I had seven years ago.

What is remarkable about the story and the reason for its retelling by the gospel compiler, Matthew, is the person being addressed. 1. First, she was a foreigner who was (a) the object of hostility and (b) outside the scope of Jesus' immediate (but not ultimate) mission focus. 2). Second, she was astute to Jesus'…

We are not safe people with power short of humility.

Find your own personal power, centers of influence, and spheres where your voice is heard, and exercise them for justice, truth, righteousness, love, and peace.