Post-Pandemic Possiblities

Pandemics force us all to change, whether we like it or not.  Among the most drastic changes are restrictions on travel, gathering with others, and going about our business—literally our means of livelihood but also our range of activities outside our homes.  Pandemics claim our attention, require us to do life differently than before, and …

Extreme Alternatives or Doubling Down Discipleship

Imagine that you, a loved one, or a friend were stricken with the COVID-19 virus.  Then, imagine a politician asserting that it would be the lesser of two evils to suspend the social practices now curbing the spread of COVID-19 and saving lives than to maintain such practices and further threaten the economy.  That is: …

For Palm Sunday

Loving Lord God,   We welcome you this coronation week, for you are the Lord, The Maker of Heaven and earth, the Lord enthroned above the heavens, approaching our world to reclaim it and us as your co-regents, hand-crafted, in-breathed, then regally commissioned! We welcome you, our only Loving Lord, strong and mighty,   Laying …