Isaiah 53:4 – “Surely our griefs He himself bore, and our sorrow He carried: Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted”. Night Thoughts by William F. Bell It is our emptiness and lowliness that God needs, and not our plenitude. —Mother [...]Read More
Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of a 40 Day Journey to Follow Jesus More Deeply
By Kit DanleyToday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, the 40 days before Easter. Lent is traditionally associated with “giving things up” and “giving to those in need”. As non-traditional Christians, Lent is being re-discovered by us fueled by the desire for a 40 day journey into the [...]Read More
Joy in Uncertainty
Different Bible translations are a true gift. Being able to read from any and every translation we can get our hands on can give us a fuller sense of how the Scriptures are speaking to us, especially when it comes to a passage that can be hard to understand. So, when I come across passages like 1 [...]Read More
May it Be to Me
In the midst of our weary, dark, and broken world, we wait for the fulfillment of the impossible: light will break through, oppression will cease, peace is possible, and salvation is imminent. This legacy of belief in the Church was mothered by the most unlikely of women - Mary. This young, [...]Read More
Wilderness
Over the past few months, I’ve been having an on-off conversation with my dear friend Katrina, who gave me permission to include some of her reflections here. For several years, Katrina had been confronted by a painfully unanswered prayer - the kind of unanswered prayer that disorients you. It [...]Read More
Pay Attention: Hope is on the way!
Not too long ago, I had the pleasure of enjoying dinner with some friends and acquaintances. Over the course of the meal, the conversation evolved into one regarding racial reconciliation, and how we, as the Church can engage in this divine, yet challenging, mandate. After several minutes of [...]Read More
En el Camino de los Sueños: La Parábola del buen Americano
Bajaba un hombre de Jerusalén a Jericó, y cayó en manos de unos ladrones. Le quitaron la ropa, lo golpearon y se fueron, dejándolo medio muerto. 31 Resulta que viajaba por el mismo camino un sacerdote quien, al verlo, se desvió y siguió de largo. 32 Así también llegó a aquel lugar un levita y, al [...]Read More
On the Journey of Dreams: The Parable of the ‘Good American’
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 [...]Read More