In this podcast we explore how Jesus did and did not use power in his ministry. “New life is born in a state of total vulnerability – this is the mystery of love.  Power kills.  Weakness creates.”  - Henri Nouwen

This podcast offers a reflection of the first proclamation made by Jesus in Mark's Gospel, "Repent, and trust in the Good News." And as Archimedes famously said, "Give me a firm place upon which to stand and I can move the world."  

In this podcast, Fred offers a reflection on how our search for a "Why" can actually make becoming free more difficult. Don't let "Why" distract you from "Now." 

This podcast offers a reflection on Genesis 1:2, where we are told that in the beginning God's Spirit vibrated over the chaos. “In the Bible we learn that God is a verb (Eh-heh-yeh - Exodus 3:14) … whenever you make a noun of God, you are making an idol.” – Rabbi Rami Shaprio 

In this podcast, Fred simply offers a prayer for you as we begin 2024. "I asked for courage and the Beloved gave me dangers to overcome." - Hazrat Inayat Khan  

We learn from a famous African proverb, "We are not made of flesh and blood and bone - we are made of stories." In this reflection, we consider how the God of the Bible has a history of interrupting our stories.

This week we offer some random thoughts on the two readings for the Third Week of Advent 2023 (Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 and Luke 1:46-55). Both readings speak to the modus operandi of the God of the Bible - who like to use ordinary things and people to accomplish the extra-ordinary. "For when I am weak, then I am strong." - Paul of Tarsus   

What does it mean to be "baptized with the Holy Spirit?"  This reflection on the 40th Chapter of Isaiah and the First Chapter of St. Mark suggests it means to have your world rocked. "Baptizo" means to be overwhelmed, repeatedly.

In this reflection on Mark 13:24-37, we consider not only Jesus's prophetic warning of dark days ahead, but also his wisdom on how to navigate those dark days. "We are distracted from distraction by distractions." - T.S. Eliot 

This week's podcast offers a reflection on the parable of "The Sheep and the Goats" recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 25.  We consider how this story may give us a glimpse on the motivation Jesus expects from those who will be his followers.    "Neither the sheep nor the goats knew what they were doing. Do you finally see? Nobody knows anything. What did the sheep trust? That God is the Love that will not let us go.” - Robert Farrar Capon