Jesus and the Sabbath

Jesus’ teaching, “the sabbath was created for humans; humans weren’t created for the sabbath” goes to the heart of Jesus’ perspective on faith. What he teaches in the first part of the story, he practices in the second. Jesus heals a man with a withered hand, on the sabbath and argues that our faith should always be life-giving. Faith should always be life-giving.

What does it mean to abide?

What does it mean to abide? What if we found ways in these anxious times, in these times when so many of us are just “hanging on,” to, instead, “hang in” there together? What if we chose, instead of grievance, curiosity and embrace?

Good Shepherds and Atheists

The image of the shepherd is a radical one, radically different from the image of God so often on offer. If you struggle with the image of “God” on offer in our society, with the idea of “God” so many Christians point to in this country, this morning our Scripture offers the Good Shepherd, a counter-narrative.