Multigenerational households are becoming more common, by choice or by necessity -- and these expanded family circles have both benefits and perils.
Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle B & C
Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary for September and October.
A review of Faith and Feminism: a Holy Alliance, by Helen Lakelly Hunt.
"Only in our doing can we grasp you, only with our hands can we illumine you....
Matthew
Matthew, Luke, and John tell us the story of Jesus in their own words, firm
Rabbi Tarfon said, "The day is short. The work is long. We are not enjoined to
complete the task.
"We must re-vision Christian faith as a combative, argumentative, and
emancipatory" practice that seeks "the well-being of all." Elisabeth
Schüssler Fiorenza's words, in But She Said,
"That's when I want you—you knower of my emptiness, you unspeaking
partner to my sorrow. That's when I need you, God, like food," wrote Rainer
Maria Rilke in his Book of Hours.
Despite Jesus' greeting to the disciples, the weeks following his resurrection are
anything but peaceful for the struggling community.
We are reminded that the commitment to the gospel is an absolute one. Reflections on the revised common lectionary, Cycle C.
Our churches have attempted to corner the market on grace, to act as society's sole dispensers of salvation.
Only when we know ourselves as broken yet fiercely loved can we share the gift of new life.
We commit to proclaiming and living the good news, even when doing so seems absurd.
