Do Justice, Mental Health, Pop Culture

Tradition! (or The Sacrifice God Is NOT Calling Us To Make)

In which I reflect on Fiddler on the Roof and its parallels to the Bible story of Jephthah's daughter

Do Justice

Like a Good Neighbor

In which I learn - and feel - something new within the Parable of the Compassionate (Good) Samaritan

Bible

Deep and Wide: Matthew 8:2-3

In which we take a deep (contextual) and wide (for all times) look at Matthew's account of the healing the the man with leprosy.

Do Justice

Clean House

In which I offer up another free excerpt from Spring Clean: Devotions for Lent, with an emphasis on cleaning house...in every sense of the phrase.

Pop Culture

The Pilgrim’s Way: Fairy Tales

In which my faith is both shaken and strengthened on the quest for True Love, and I rescue the Princess only to discover she is me.

Bible, Do Justice, Holidays, Pop Culture

Deep & Wide: Luke 2:8-14

This one's for the children.

Pop Culture

The Pilgrim’s Way: Westerns

In which I saddle up and yippee-ki-yay my way through a dozen westerns or more in search of spiritual and pop culture gold.

Pop Culture

9 Non-Holiday Specific Movies for Fall

In which I invite you to take a breath, cozy up, and let one (or all) of these fine fall-ish flicks whisk you away for a well deserved rest...

Bible, Do Justice

Please Stop Telling Christians Not to Hate People. Here’s Why…

"ALL HOMOSEXUALS ARE GOING TO HELL!  ALL LIARS ARE GOING TO HELL!  ALL DRUNKS  AND DRUGGIES ARE GOING TO HELL!..." These were the jarring yet familiar words bombasting my aunt's and my ears as we waited in line for the (beautiful! powerful! amazing!) U2 concert last weekend. I've lived in the South off and on… Continue reading Please Stop Telling Christians Not to Hate People. Here’s Why…