Holiness is a state of being not a state earned by doing holy things. Holy activities flow from a being who is holy. We become holy by being with the One who is holy.

Jesus became like us so that we could become like him. This is the purpose of the Christian life. This is the reason church exists. This mystery is very important and awe inspiring.

It is past time to act for the sake of Gaza.

What we say at a time of suffering is important. We hope to bring comfort to the suffering. But, sometimes what we have been taught to say communicates discomfort and misrepresents who God is.  

What do we do when the soul is not well?

The dangers of judgement toward self, others, and even toward God.

Hpw are we to embody the greater good in a time of war and violence?

What are we to understand about Pentecost?

Out of love! 

Not duty. Not compulsion. Not convention.

Out of love.