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Reminding Myself of a Promise

In these fraught and frightening times, I need to remind myself of the familiar and stunning promise in the concluding verses of Romans 8: “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor...

Toward Principles for a Christian Politics

Image credit: Jon Tyson, Unsplash Recently, I was part of a panel discussion on the moral implications and real-world impacts on the vulnerable of H.R. 1, known as the “Big Beautiful Budget Bill,” signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. Representative...

Love as the Heart of Knowing

More and more, I am convinced that we can only know others in their wonder and possibility when we see, hear, and experience them through love, particularly the love of God for them which we can experience and extend. Love which flows from God’s love makes possible a...

The Wisdom and Mercy of Limits

Val Vesa, Unsplash In Still Life, the first of her Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries, Louise Penny has him say: “There are four things that lead to wisdom. . . . They are four sentences we learn to say and mean . . . . I don’t know. I need help. I’m sorry. I was...

We Don’t All Follow the Same Jesus

Chagall, White Crucifixion Over the last several years, I’ve watched churches (and families) become bitterly divided by politics. I’ve offered support to clergy who have felt battered by congregants who insisted that their pastors support openly a MAGA agenda or else...

A Morning Walk, an Unsettled World, and a Proimise

This morning, the sky over Asheville was clear and blue, with a few bright white cottony clouds. The air was cool; there was a mostly gentle, sometimes brisk, breeze. Walking in downtown was a pleasure. I resisted, as I’m trying to do lately, immediately poking...