(a prayer for walking the sometimes lonely road of faith) So what are you doing with us now, O Lord? We have left everything to follow you. Where are you taking us? I know, I know. We are on a journey with you to your kingdom/kin-dom while embodying your kingdom/kin-dom while on the move. But some days are hard, Lord. In our prayers, and experiences, and in the pace of our lives, and the lives of our companions in Christ, we search for glimpses of you along the way -- pillars of...

Of all we learn from our families, it seems to me that what we learn most and best depends on how and how much we were loved. In Christ, we learned that true, sacrificial, and selfless love is the most powerful force in the universe. Because of love, God comes incarnate into the world. Because of love, Jesus experiences crucifixion. Because of love, there is resurrection, and the possibility of a life that transcends the annihilation of death. God loves with a perfect love that shapes and...

“Why are you weeping?” Jesus speaks to Mary Magdalene, a woman conjecture and gossip made a prostitute, not the truth of scripture. Easter’s shining morn has broken. The tomb filled by death night before now stands vacant. At first, Mary does not recognize Jesus. Then she turns astonished for death cannot hold the power of God. Some will say God changed. They will argue the Old Testament God of wrath was replaced with the New Testament God of mercy, grace and love. Perhaps, like Mary...