Luke 4:1-13 I was in a conversation with one from a nearby seminary a few days back. She’s in charge of philanthropic giving. She’s new to the work, at least in this particular place, and so she is spending this time getting acquainted. In particular, she has just been picking up the phone and reaching …
Month: February 2022
On the Mountaintop: From Bondage to Freedom
Exodus 34:29-35 Luke 9:28-43A I stood at my kitchen window this morning, squinting out at the sunshine and the snow. We had high winds last night. Winds which impeded the sight of anyone who found themselves out and about any time after sunset yesterday, what with the light snow we had the day before. Today, …
A Parable for a Pandemic: Joseph and His Brothers
Genesis 45:3-11, 15 I sat in a gathering the other night, all of us in a large circle, listening to one tell her story. The group which has been going deep in our understanding of our racial history as a nation for the last couple of years is taking it a step deeper even, going …
Blessed Are The Poor…
Luke 6:17-26 I got the call a few days back. If you sit in a chair like mine, you’ve gotten them as well, and maybe more often now than ever. She had called before. In fact, following her plea for help with rent we had paid half in early December. Two months later, her situation …