That's What She Said

Jenny and her mom.

Grasshopper Jenny muses on the “Quotidian Mysteries” — the idea that God can be found in the smallest, most ordinary tasks of daily life. As a mom, grandmom, and caregiver to her parents, she would know.

That's Jay, in the classy hat, on the right. Tarrant County Pride Parade 2016.

Jay the Intern, formerly known as Jay the Actuary, has some things to say about widows who press their claims... and who, in the end, sits down at Jesus’s table. Dang it, Jay!

We sent Ryan Felber on a year-long fellowship with XPLOR -- a program that helps young adult discover their gifts, and listen for God's calling. And then he came back to us, ready to serve our church in ministry. Thanks be to God! 

God does not want your piety. Father Abraham said so. So what *does* God want?

"You cannot serve God and money."
You cannot serve God and race privilege.
You cannot serve God and class privilege.
You cannot serve God and cis-het privilege.
You cannot serve God and male privilege.
You cannot serve God and patriotism.

But what if, in the service of God, we could make any of those things serve us?

We sent Ryan Felber on a year-long fellowship with XPLOR -- a program that helps young adult discover their gifts, and listen for God's calling. And then he came back to us, ready to serve our church in ministry. Thanks be to God! 

God does not want your piety. Father Abraham said so. So what *does* God want?

"You cannot serve God and money."
You cannot serve God and race privilege.
You cannot serve God and class privilege.
You cannot serve God and cis-het privilege.
You cannot serve God and male privilege.
You cannot serve God and patriotism.

But what if, in the service of God, we could make any of those things serve us?

Take a look at those parables in the middle of Luke that aren't in the other gospels. They're strange and lovely. The Parables of Lost Things in Luke 15 are among our favorites, for good reason. What happened to that young man? Where is his mama?

Heaven = pearly gates, golden streets? Hell = fiery lake, eternal torment? Nah. It's "the day of the Lord" we're waiting for, living for, and Zephaniah wants to help us want what God wants.