Field notes on life and mission with God in post-Christendom
In John 9, Jesus heals a man born blind and a hilarious controversy ensues where the Pharisees are trying to figure out how this happened. The man explains himself a few times, and eventually asks the Pharisees if they want to become disciples of … [Continue reading] about Those Who Think They See Become Blind
I just finished reading Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber (who died suddenly last year, I recently found out). The book is an illuminating, scathing indictment of the way the modern global economy dehumanizes us all and causes endless … [Continue reading] about The Insanity of Trying to Get Rich
Jesus said: Whoever feeds upon my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in them. Just as the living Father sends me forth and I live through the Father, whoever also feeds upon me, that very one will live through me.John … [Continue reading] about Receiving a New Kind of Life
This past Wednesday was the Feast of Epiphany (which means "revealing"), and here in the US a LOT was revealed as a violent, racist mob stormed the Capitol building, forcing lawmakers to suspend proceedings and shelter in safety until order could be … [Continue reading] about The Fear and Violence of White Supremacy
I've been reading through a collection of homilies on social justice by St. Basil the Great, and wanted to simply collect some of my favorite quotes. Here they are (this guy sounds like a socialist or something!): If you had truly loved your … [Continue reading] about St. Basil the Great on Social Justice