Entangled States

It’s August and that means the best part of the summer is upon us. (I’m a big fan of the latter part of summer.) I’m going to be off for much of this month, and otherwise occupied with some weekend events for the rest. Rather than recycle some old sermons, I’m going to just ask your forbearance for the next four weeks or so. I hope wherever you are, you’re going to get a chance […]

The parables point to a reality that must of us only experience tangentially. It's not surprising that they seem paradoxical - but the point of them is the pondering they invite.

Learning requires effort and living into a time of confusion. Spiritual growth, similarly, requires friction. The parables are the technology that Jesus uses to do just that.

There is more going on in Jesus' teaching than first meets the eye. It only becomes clear though after study and discipleship.

God isn’t scanning our credentials; God is asking who our friends are. Who do we recognize? Who do we receive? To who do we hand even a cup of cold water?

Ishmael is not a mistake to be cleaned up, he has his own destiny. We imagine that our story is the only one that matters. But that's not true for the God who made all Creation.