Tag: Culture
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Lent and Blindness
The visible deceives, despite that it appears so substantial and trustworthy. Our eyes are not as reliable as they seem, even if they are the natural sense that we tend to trust most of all. This uncomfortable fact presents us with a dilemma, because what we cannot see, the invisible and mysterious things of God,…
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Lent & Active Emptiness
A fast during Lent encourages us to search for what we might release, and to look for something we hope to receive. Letting go makes room for what can come if we are open and have made space. Often what we receive is unexpected. Our hope can be superseded by what is given, though time…
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Beyond Tribalism
The arc of God’s redemptive energy within creation is directed toward the reuniting of all things. His divine work is generative oneness and unity, harmony, and peace. This is no goal outside of God, but rather the realization of God’s own nature of oneness eventually being expressed in everything. What was created “out from God”…
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Misplaced Hope
David makes a timeless declaration about hope, faith, trust, and where we put our confidence. He could not be any clearer or relevant. We can either trust God or worldly power and might, but not both. The horse and chariot meant military power, but also speaks to technology. When the Israelites were coming into Canaan…
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Violence and the Jesus Way
Those who lack the incomparable energy of love and the strength of moral clarity, who neither pursue nor value virtue, who do not hold to the inherent and sacred dignity of all people, use violence as a tool for their own ambitions. Theirs is an intentional choice to further pursue and consolidate the power they…
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Seeking Dominance
Jesus never asked us to defend Christian values. He wants us to live them. The church, Christ’s body, is not to be the architect nor enforcer of particular behaviors for the world at large. We are to love our neighbors, rather than by law and legislation to dictate how they must live. Unfortunately, for decades…