On our way home this weekend I picked up a small book. The Introduction was written by now Archbishop Desmond Tutu Emeritus. The title of his introduction is, “I diminish you, I diminish myself.” He wrote with poignant reflection on life before the emerging new South Africa. He shared … Continue reading
Read MoreGardening, even urban gardening, is a big hit. Grow your own. Sometimes we use compost material, otherĂ‚Â times we use loam. These elements pain the picture of life from death. Jesus notes in John 12 that unless a grain falls into the ground and dies it cannot give life. … Continue reading
Read MoreLillian Daniel, in the February 24 edition of The Christian Century magazine, suggested the need for deep friendships in Christian spiritual formation. Her thoughts led me to reflect on the same passage for this coming Second Sunday in the Season of Lent , Mark 8:31-38. We do not really … Continue reading
Read MoreSometimes, in fact often, we think ahead of our body. That is, when it comes to following Jesus we make commitments we must follow through with our bodies. The implications of our faith require an embodied expression – an incarnation of the life of Jesus in our own living. … Continue reading
Read MoreWords pregnant with implication in Scripure often are often flattened. Growing up I often heard Mark 1 referenced as a prescription for a “Quiet Time.” Some modern tranlsations aided this move by translating “desolate, wilderness, desert” with “quiet” or “solitary.” No doubt an interpretive move. But in a world … Continue reading
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