Posts with the category “differences”

As human beings, we like to think of ourselves and the world in absolute terms—good or bad, righteous or unrighteous, lost or found. We think the goal of religion is to change us from one to the other...  Read More

Martha doesn’t get enough credit. Jesus and his traveling disciples show up at her door, and she welcomes them. This was likely a group of at least 70 people. It was a huge undertaking, and Mary sits ...  Read More

Welcome to Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain, lesser known than the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew’s Gospel. There Jesus plays the role of Moses, speaking a new law from the mountain. In Luke, Jesus comes ...  Read More

On Sunday, we celebrated All Saints Day, a holiday in which we remember our deceased loved ones. All Saints Day celebrates the ongoing connection between the living and the dead, who are not as separa...  Read More

Why are we so scared of differences?...  Read More