Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.” (John 9:39)
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Who is Really Blind? Read More »
Following Jesus (or following Imam Husain) will not make life easier; it will make life larger and will fill life with meaning, courage, and hope.
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Suffering Produces Perseverance! Read More »
The wind blows where it wills, but it does not blow randomly. It is not fickle, impulsive, or erratic. It is the breath of a God who loves the world—all of it—and more than we can imagine. Breathe on us, breath of God!
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Breathe on me, Breath of God! Read More »
If the road to hell is paved with tiny compromises, the road to God’s Kingdom is paved with tiny obediences
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We have this word from Peter, left to us as his final legacy. “We heard the voice come from heaven: “This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
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What Happened to Jesus? Read More »
Christ crucified is not easy to come to terms with—a stumbling block to Jews, foolishness to Gentiles, and unsafe to AI. “But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.”
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Where is God? Not at the top with the successful, but at the bottom with the broken.
Not with the powerful, but with the powerless. Not with those who have everything, but with those who have nothing but their need.
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Blessed are Those Who Hunger for Justice! Read More »
This is still the rebellion Jesus calls us into — a resistance that topples empires by transforming hearts, that breaks the cycle of hatred by absorbing it, and that builds a new world with the only weapons strong enough to really change things: truth, mercy, courage, and love.
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Join the Resistance! Read More »
“Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 2:29) The words of John the Baptist, spoken as Jesus walked towards him on the banks of the Jordan River. If you’ve grown up Catholic or Anglican, you’ve probably sung those words hundreds of times in the leadup to the Eucharist: “Lamb
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Behold, the Lamb of God! Read More »
We may not need to literally plunge into the Jordan, but we can still choose to step out into the waters of the unknown and to mark our moment, to open ourselves to God’s Spirit, and to make a new beginning with clarity, courage, and hope.
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