News Flash! Love Is Not Transactional
God’s lovingkindness and forgiveness are not granted in exchange for value received; they’re freely given. And so should ours be.
TDS Talking
Greetings, Merry Mystics!
Another little political song today. There’s a lot of spoken word in this one. (I’ve been thinking about Gil Scott-Heron’s classic from 1971, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”)
When I first heard people accusing their political opponents of TDS, it seemed to be just a humorous put-down. More recently, though, it seems to be a serious attempt to classify political dissent as mental illness. Last month, in a Justice Department court filing, they accused the National Trust for Historic Preservation of suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome, commonly referred to as TDS.” And when I posted this video on Facebook, more than one comment insisted that TDS is a real mental illness, and I shouldn’t be making fun of it!
The Extraordinary Consciousness of Mutual Indwelling
How can we achieve the unity for which Jesus prayed—and what is “mutual indwelling,” anyway?
Our Choices Matter
Cleopas invited a stranger to dinner, and that made all the difference.
Viriditas
Opus verbi viriditas: the work of the Word of God, at Easter and always, is to be greening things up.
Jesus’ Non-Violent Resistance
Jesus taught and demonstrated humility … but Palm Sunday was something else.
Death Is Not the End
Here’s something the New Testament author all agreed on: death is not the end.
When No One Gets You
The man born blind, whom Jesus heals, gets a long and loving portrayal in the Gospel of John. Ever wonder why?
I Am the One Speaking to You
Jesus didn’t care about the way people were labeled; he cared about the people behind the labels. So should we.
God So Loved the World
Many of us know the words of John 3:16. The gospel invites us to search them for deep meaning.