The Politics of The Lord’s Prayer III

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is …

The Politics of The Lord’s Prayer II

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is …

The Whole Gospel—Vertical AND Horizontal

The Creator and Redeemer God passionately loves the world and all realities it entails past, present and future.  The world created supremely good, then subject to futility and corruption through human disobedience, has never escaped God’s majestic and mysterious plans.  Plans once unknown and beyond human imagining but then shockingly, powerfully and bodily manifested in …

A Kairos-Moment for a Cross and Resurrection Narrative

Most of us were prepared to hunker down and endure what we expected to be the most rancorous electoral season of our lifetime, amped up on the steroids of impeachment and conspiratorial speculation.  Then, the COVID19 pandemic invaded and sent us all to our rooms for an extended stay, only now in more recent weeks …

For the Fourth Sunday of Easter

Loving Lord, IN the beginning, whether by big bang or quiet whisper, You created all that was, is and will be; You created us. In the beginning, once formed and breathed alive, You Welcomed us Home, to sanctuary with you, to live in You, living in Your love, walking in Your light, radiating Your glory, …