Hurricane Prayer
(Original Photograph, 2012 Tim Dedeaux) As the storm comes: Abraham’s son, Jacob’s father, Isaac, As the wind lifts, and the air hangs heavy, Announcing its coming while it is still far away. Father...
View ArticleThe Art of Vulnerability
As Christians, we have to be willing to step outside our comfort zones, something I’m not very good at. I’m not a naturally outgoing person. I tend to prefer books and numbers and art and ideas to...
View ArticlePrayer For September 11
Memorial by Derek Jensen, 2004 Father, in Heaven, Holy One, As we remember that terrible day, we pray Please bring your healing to all those who lost loved ones On that day, in the battles that...
View Article“Jesus’s Wife”
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, The Parable of the Ten Virgins, 1838-1842 I’m sure by now you have all heard or read about the fourth-century Coptic manuscript fragment that includes a section in which...
View ArticleWhat I Am Sure Of
I spend a lot of time on this blog talking about questions, writing about the push and pull of mysteries of the faith, things so many people take for granted. It may be frustrating to some of you that...
View ArticleElection Day Communion
Over 500 churches across the nation are gathering on election day, November 6, 2012, to hold communion. We gather to remember that whoever wins, God is still in control. We gather to remember that...
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