Monthly Archives December 16, 2014

I grieve over torture. I grieve not only for those subjected to abuse no human being should be forced to endure.

The recent Torture Report should be a wakeup call to American Christians about what happens when the love of Christ is replaced by the fear, hate, power, and influence of a sinful world.

One of the things happening in our world right now is that people are naming injustice. No longer are we just talking about statistics, numbers, and data. We are lifting up the names of the victims of a failed justice system.

Hope was reborn in Jesus underneath the star. When I looked at that silly styrofoam star last night, I remembered Christmas. It caught me. It stopped me. It reminded me that - all evidence to the contrary - what wins in the end is not earthly power but faith, hope and love

Be not afraid. God has spoken these words to his people throughout history through angels and dreams. From Genesis to Revelation. “fear not” is repeated. It’s not a suggestion; it’s a command

How does the unimaginable happen? How can human beings commit such atrocities against one another?

The Church in Rome must have had a particular role to play in bearing witness to Jesus and his Upside-Down Empire – an empire of love and justice that stood in contrast to the selfishness and violence of the wider culture. I believe that there is need for such a witness today in the new Rome.

In the beginning was the word, we are told, / and this word became flesh / and our flesh, in turn, becomes words, / and words bear meaning to remind us / that a child is never just a child.

A river of blood running bridle deep? Jesus riding a horse with a sword in his mouth?