Making Room

Can you take your own faith seriously while genuinely respecting the faith of someone who believes something different? Or do you need to choose between the two?

Jesus compared God's kingdom to a weed and a contaminant, not a stately tree. What that means for anyone who's felt too messy to belong in church, this Sunday.

It's about people who have encountered Christianity, at least in some form, and who live or lived outside it. What does the tradition say about them?

"Wisdom of Solomon says God's power is what makes mercy possible — why real strength looks like room held open, not a grip held tight, this week."

What happens to them?the church's answers have often been either cruel or evasive. This article is an attempt at something more honest.

"A parable about a careless sower, an allegory the church added later, and why letting go of the answer key might be the most honest way to read it."

Holding to the claims of the Christian faith while remaining open to what God may be doing beyond the the church is close to the Episcopal tradition.

What if the image you're carrying is exactly what keeps you from seeing what's already here? A reflection on power, donkeys, and who the king came looking for.

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