Do Not Be Afraid

Prayer is the practice of remaining in relationship with a God who is not obligated to give us what we ask but who has promised not to abandon us in the asking

Have you ever been angry at mercy that wasn't yours to give? This Sunday: Jonah, a vineyard, and one open question.

"Psalm 103 says God removes our sins 'as far as east is from west.' A short reflection on what that distance really means, ahead of Sunday's sermon."

Of the three persons of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit is the one most people are least sure about. It gets described an energy, a feeling, a dove, a flame, a wind...

The case for church is not that it's the best available provider of spiritual goods. The case is that it's trying to do something different that can't be done alone.

Before 'woke' became a political weapon, it meant something biblical: stay awake to what you'd rather not see. A reflection on reclaiming it.

There are somewhere around 45,000 Christian denominations in the world If Christianity is true, why can't the people who believe it agree on what it means?

Peter and Jeremiah both wanted a God who didn't show up. A reflection on Proper 17A: Jeremiah 15:15-21 and Matthew 16:21-28.

The question is whether that harm can be explained, whether it can be reckoned with, and whether a tradition capable of such damage is worth staying inside.