This is a season of a journey in the faith. This evening we move from the ashes of death to the promise of life that will come to us with the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Today we see the Lenten season begin with our confession of those sins that condemn us to death. But through these next six weeks, we will move to Holy Thursday when we will receive the absolution which makes life with God possible once again.
Browsing Posts published in February, 2012
Ashes to Ashes
February 22, 2012
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Blind Minds
February 19, 2012
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Among the choices that God made in the creation of humanity was to provide us with the freedom to believe or not, to provide us with the freedom to attend worship or to attend this weekend’s basketball tournament, to provide us with the freedom to follow Jesus or to follow “the god of this world.” God has given that freedom. It should not surprise us when some — even many — choose to follow a different path.
The Transfiguration was for the purpose of a witness. Not everyone needs to climb that mountain. Not everyone needs to see the glorified Christ. Everyone doesn’t need to hear the words from heaven. Just these three who saw and heard in order to give testimony, in order to be a witness.
A Worker Justice Reader
February 8, 2012
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Kim Bobo, the Founding and Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice sets out a vision for the organization’s future that calls for a rekindling of the historic relationship between workers (both organized and those unable to organize) and the church. The task is about organizing — around the country on a congressional district level — and about a worker-friendly legislative agenda. Obviously, the task is immense. But it is a strategy that takes a long view. The education of young religious leaders is the portion of that task to which this book is addressed.
The Social Animal
February 5, 2012
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This is a valuable book for all of us — negotiating the seasons of our lives. It offers grace to parents, a sense of urgency about education, a realistic appraisal of married life (Erica succumbs to the temptation of a extra-marital encounter), and the vital necessity of life-giving relationships throughout all of the seasons of our lives.
Writings on Reconciliation and Resistance
February 1, 2012
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It is hard to be prophetic as a parish pastor. There are too many forces that bend us toward maintenance of the institution. Prophecy has a cost. Congregations are resistant to paying the price.
