We are made to be. We are finely crafted and carefully honed toward our own uniqueness. we might get tired of who we are, who we were, or even,  who we are becoming, but, that’s all we have to be… Continue reading

The disciples wanted Jesus to take an easier way. They would have preferred a shorter way. He took the long and hard way. Continue reading

  Has the cross been banned or is it just invisible?   There are lots of protests for and against the cross as a symbol of Christianity being displayed in public places – as a symbol, or even as a… Continue reading

    We have not forgotten what happened on September 11 in our recent past. I remember where I was when the first hint of news came across the wave via NPR. I remember my thoughts.' I remember how we… Continue reading

Sometimes making the best of things is the ultimate statement of defiance and taking charge. Continue reading

Where we place our sympathy, empathy, and compassion must never be an ideological issue. A politic of compassion rejects that dichotomy. Continue reading

Some sought it and some fought it. Continue reading

The call to repentance is joyful good news that there is a possibility and help for real change. Continue reading

One person’s celebration is another person’s misery. Continue reading

  JESUS MAFA. Jesus cures the man born blind, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.     There were once two blind men. One could see enough with his heart to know… Continue reading