I write with Charlottesville on my mind. There is so much to say and I know my words will only scratch the surface, because I’m…
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Love Is the Only Solution
I recently read an interview with Ilia Delio, OSF, author of 11 books, and “American theologian specializing in the area of science and religion, with…
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No One Leaves Home Unless
no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running…
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The Precious Wildness Within
A week ago in a cabin in Swannanoa, NC, I opened Parker Palmer’s Let Your Life Speak. The book, once used in a JustFaith Ministries…
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Dividing Hope
I have a small grain of hope– one small crystal that gleams clear colors out of transparency. – from “For the New Year, 1981,” Denise…
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No Matter Where You Are From
I was a stranger and you welcomed me. – Matthew 25:35 On Valentine’s Day I stood outside the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office for…
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Magnificat
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness…
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O Come, O Come…
You are in this time of the interim Where everything seems withheld. The path you took to get here has washed out; The way forward…
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Steadying the Foundation of Our Shaking House
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the…
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Roots of Transformation
When I heard about Roots, a group that brings Palestinians and Israelis, including Israeli settlers who, according to international law, are living illegally on Palestinian…