Posts with the category “suffering”

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

Beloved, you matter to God more than you will ever know. God's blessing is upon you because you belong to God, and so does everyone else....  Read More

Where we divide, God unites. God has made us one. Sing, pray, & see the humanity in all. ...  Read More

“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Mark 10:51-52 Jesus and his followers come to the...  Read More

If we look at what Christians in politics are known for in our time, it's not for virtue and humility but for our willingness to abandon Jesus' teachings to be close to power....  Read More

In this week’s reading, John told Jesus he tried to stop someone who had been ministering in Jesus’ name, “because he was not following us.” John is concerned with whose team gets the credit. For Jesu...  Read More

Suffering is a feature of life....  Read More