Understanding Crucifixion in a Time of Oppression
It’s Holy Week in the Christian tradition. This week, we remember the days leading up to and including Jesus’ death by crucifixion. We hear about religious people in power collaborating with Roman imperial authorities to silence Jesus and his liberating message. We...
What Is Damaging Our Growth?
I’m not a great fan of the often-constricting rules created by HOAs, though I understand the reasons behind them. Homeowners Associations create standards designed to “preserve and enhance” the property values of an entire community by regulating what residents can...
What’s Your Platform?
Last autumn, I visited a friend in Denver. I took some walks through the Denver University campus while I was there and came across these interesting lotus leaves that each look like a miniature platform. Turns out these plants originate in Asia and are called king...
Grounding in God and Standing Our Ground
So, about our recent US election…. What I wrote last week is still absolutely true—and the past week has been very disappointing and difficult for those of us who dared to believe that the majority of US citizens would choose hope in lifting up diverse communities and...
Repairing the Heart
O God, your unfailing providence sustains the world we livein and the life we live: Watch over those, both night and day,who work while others sleep, and grant that we may neverforget that our common life depends upon each other’s toil;through Jesus Christ our...
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