All Souls, One Community
Today many churches celebrate All Saints/All Souls day. While the actual days are November 1 and 2, most of us do not attend church each day of the week, so many of these smaller feast days are transferred to the nearest Sunday. I’m pondering all souls in a rather...
Loyalty and Christianity
Emperors don’t want the poor in spirit. They want loyalists. —Richard Rohr Today I’m continuing my reflections on the recent CAC Conspire 2018 conference I attended. Last week I reflected on the thread of slavery and its legacy that ran through much of the conference....
Hurricanes, Slavery, and the Power of Water
As I write this, Hurricane Florence is flooding the Carolinas. When you read this, she may well be drowning many parts of the area, along with many creatures who will be unable to escape the rising volume of water. There are times when we simply cannot avoid...
Pondering Power and Authority
With this post, I am concluding my series of reflections on my forthcoming online retreats on the ministry of Jesus through the eyes of others. There is so much more to explore than I have tackled here in my blog posts—which is why I’ve planned an entire series of...
Embracing the Other
It seems that many people in the United States of America are really struggling to embrace “the other” these days. Polarization is rampant as this country seems to be fragmenting, segmenting into increasingly smaller and more divergent groups. Here’s a small example....
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