“In the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt, the God of parsecs and millennia is snuggled tightly to his mother’s breast and smuggled to safety, all so that the God of parsecs and millennia can whisper into the dreams of fleeing Syrians and Somalians and Central Americans, ‘Me, too.’”

Syrian refugees leaving Aleppo.

The conception and birth of Jesus in the gospel according to Matthew requires God to work in ways outside the social and religious norms of Joseph, Mary, and their fellow Judeans. Inevitably, the Messiah is not wanted by the way the logic of God works in the world; but we, like Joseph, are called to be transformed by God’s logic and move beyond religious norms of righteousness and into mercy. Thanks, Grasshopper Jay!

The conception and birth of Jesus in the gospel according to Matthew requires God to work in ways outside the social and religious norms of Joseph, Mary, and their fellow Judeans. Inevitably, the Messiah is not wanted by the way the logic of God works in the world; but we, like Joseph, are called to be transformed by God’s logic and move beyond religious norms of righteousness and into mercy. Thanks, Grasshopper Jay!

“In the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt, the God of parsecs and millennia is snuggled tightly to his mother’s breast and smuggled to safety, all so that the God of parsecs and millennia can whisper into the dreams of fleeing Syrians and Somalians and Central Americans, ‘Me, too.’”

Syrian refugees leaving Aleppo.

John the not-quite-Baptist, the future-Pharisees, the someday-Sadducees, and juvenile Jesus went to summer camp together. Did you know?

What they discovered there is that our common religious roots produce different religious results... 

This podcast features the voices of many Galileo folks answering three questions about their varied religious backgrounds. Enjoy.

Jesus's family tree includes #nastywomen Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba. Who is on yours? What difference does it make? (Trigger warning: nonconsensual sex.)

Grandmothers. They get the job done.

Colby Martin's book Unclobber deals with the biblical-theological necessity of LGBTQ+ inclusion, and tells the story of his conversion on that exact question. "Convertibility" is a Christian virtue, isn't it? We say yes.

Colby Martin's book Unclobber deals with the biblical-theological necessity of LGBTQ+ inclusion, and tells the story of his conversion on that exact question. "Convertibility" is a Christian virtue, isn't it? We say yes.

Jesus's family tree includes #nastywomen Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba. Who is on yours? What difference does it make? (Trigger warning: nonconsensual sex.)

Grandmothers. They get the job done.

From the prayer wall on Sunday.

Honoring suffering and speaking benediction -- the dual disciplines that tell both truths about lived human experience. 1. It is truly awful. 2. It will (probably) be okay.