Tag Archives: renewal
Holy Dissent
It is of vital importance for religious people to voice and to appreciate dissent. Continue Reading Holy Dissent
The Spirit Is a Life-Force
The Holy Spirit as breath is the force that gives life to all life in the cosmos. Continue Reading The Spirit Is a Life-Force
The Immensity Within
You must know that the Immensity of the Holy Spirit is already within you. Continue Reading The Immensity Within
The Invincibility of God’s Love
God is transfiguring the world right this very moment through us because God believes in us and because God loves us. Continue Reading The Invincibility of God’s Love
Change Is Never Comfortable
How can we envision a new world when we have never fallen away from the old? Continue Reading Change Is Never Comfortable
The Five M’s
The church is at its greatest vitality as the “Jesus Movement.” Continue Reading The Five M’s
This Is an Apocalypse
Apocalyptic Hope This Is an Apocalypse Monday, April 26, 2021 In April of last year, I was invited by the Call to Unite [1] to share my thoughts about what we might learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. I knew it might be a risk, but I felt a strong urge to speak about the much-misunderstood… Continue Reading This Is an Apocalypse
Merton’s Call for Racial Justice
Thomas Merton: Contemplation and Action Merton’s Call for Racial Justice Friday, November 27, 2020 In the midst of the intense struggle for civil rights, Thomas Merton insisted that Christians had a moral duty to address racism—on a personal and systemic level. His words were prophetic at the time and continue to be relevant to this… Continue Reading Merton’s Call for Racial Justice
The Kingdom’s “Common Sense”
Jesus and the Reign of God The Kingdom’s “Common Sense” Friday, November 20, 2020 My friend and colleague Brian McLaren has thought deeply and practically about what Jesus means when he speaks of the “Kingdom of God.” He views it as synonymous with the Gospel itself. Jesus proposed a radical alternative—a profoundly new framing story… Continue Reading The Kingdom’s “Common Sense”