We are no longer content to live with full bellies but empty minds.
Scripture
The People Who Walk Upside Down
The Third Sunday of Advent invites us into a world of reversals.
Staying Out of Prison
Jesus’ parable states that all church order is subject to the law of mercy and forgiveness.
Costly Grace
“Denying one’s self” is more profound than daily acts of “mortification.” It means displacing one’s self from the center of our consciousness while looking to the true self embodied by Jesus’ teaching.
Going My Way
Today’s Gospel and Luke’s whole theology of the Spirit, which will unfold in Acts, is a chronicle of the way God can walk with us in surprising, often unknown ways, reversing our path from fear and disappointment to make of us bearers of the power of the risen one.
The Way of the Shepherd
The shepherd imagery is deeply rooted in biblical thought.
Joyful and Subversive Memory
He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave (Phil. 2:7)
Check the Guest List
Eating with Jesus should be a time of healing, which can shock even customary religious sensitivities.
