A “Sort” of Homecoming and the Lost Sons What would it take for the marginal figures, the slaves and hired hands, to be genuinely at home in the household of the generous father?
It all Begins in Joy It all begins in joy and to joy it all returns. Yet in between, a thousand deaths each day.
Slaughter of the Holy Innocents … again From the manger to a mass grave, from joy to the world to inconsolable wailing, from proclamations of peace to cold blooded death squads, … in a matter of days.
What are we waiting for? In the new Jerusalem there shall be no more homophobia, no more transphobic, no more sexism, no more racism, no more ablism, no more classism.
A Ministry of Heartening in Disheartening Times To be disheartened is an incredible burden to bear. It may sound a tad archaic, but I like the ring of a ministry of heartening.
From Despair to the Peace of Wild Things If you have ears to hear the word proclaimed by all of creation, if you listen closely to the cosmic voice of God, it sounds just like Jesus.
Three Sermons: Or, Repent and believe the Gospel When was the last time you actively considered the Adversary and its demons important—though minor—characters in your spiritual landscape?
Nazareth Manifesto – Good News for the Poor? The good news that Jesus was anointed to proclaim was himself, and any good news for today is embodied in you and in me.
Into the Wilderness, Beyond the Empire It’s long been true that in the wilderness we find out who we truly are. And wilderness is always a threat to empire.
Evangelicals, Temptation and Apostasy A church that could so blindly follow a demagogue like Donald Trump has lost its soul.
The Don Valley Baptist (aka, John of the Don) There was something about this waterside preacher that rang true. I think he was a Baptist.
Magnificat, silence and speech Notice that it is the theologically trained priest, the one who carefully enacts the liturgies, and teaches the story of God’s covenant faithfulness, who forgets.
Magnificat, 9/11 … and things that you can’t say Standing before the arrogant hubris that was the World Trade Center dare one recite, “He has scattered the proud in the imaginations of their hearts”?
God by Our Side: Prayers After the Hurt When the children's cries pierce the night … we see God, here by our side walking our way
Jesus and the Theological Priority of the Marginalized When we read the gospels, the issue isn’t “Christ and Care for the Marginalized,” so much as “Jesus and the Theological Priority of the Marginalized.”