There’s an ancient norm from the Bible that a full life is measured as “three score and ten years” (that’s 70 years in Shakespearean math) So, this stage of young […]
Their resumés would have been a bit thin: Names: James and John Previous employment: Net menders, fish catchers, wave riders; Zebedee & Sons, Inc. Education: Not exactly Relevant experience: Disciples […]
Imago Dei is the theological term to describe we are created in the image of God.. The ancients knew about the power of identity, the power of one knowing who […]
And Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown.” – Luke 4:24 (NRSV) Jesus was preaching freedom. But for a people in chains, claims […]
Today we are launching an exploration of the seasons of life. We begin at the beginning … where everyone begins as an infant. One of the foundational theological beliefs is […]
Grill-chef Jesus, recently risen from the dead, had all he needed to make a hearty breakfast for his grieving friends. He wanted to both comfort and empower them, to feed […]
“For all that has been, Thanks! For all that will be, Yes!” Dag Hammarskjold wrote this affirmation in January 1953, a few months after becoming the second Secretary-General for the […]
Remember Mark Twain’s famous funeral scene in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? Tom, Huck Finn, and Joe Harper had disappeared down the Mississippi River on a log raft living out […]
In a small museum in Assisi hangs a crucifix from 1236 by Giunta Pisano. My guide had told me to look for it because it’s famous for being the first […]
