Think of how much more work it takes to reconcile with a family member than with an acquaintance. History can intrude into even the sincerest attempts to mend a broken relationship....

What drives us? What motivates us to take up the path of reconciliation and turn our hearts toward this difficult and holy calling? The answer is almost always the suffering of...

Reconciliation and redemption are constant themes of the biblical narrative because we so often need them. We see individuals, families, tribes, and nations turning away from the path of justice and...

My brain has a tough time shutting off. I try hard at night to slow down and relax. If I do not, my insomnia emerges with a vengeance. My brain will...

It all looks perfect and delightfully curated. A simple picture communicates having it all together: options, jobs, financial resources, and opinions. Each social media post drips with humble-bragging self-righteousness. But we...

As I write this we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our world has changed before our eyes, uncertainty is in the air, divisiveness abounds, and hope is becoming...

Who are we? Who is Jesus? What do the two have to do with each other? These are some of the questions that capture my imagination often. I have lost count...

Give us justice! Give us justice! Give us justice! I can hear it as a chant for our days. God once again is sitting at the head of the divine council...

It is easy to ignore the obvious, especially in difficult times. It is easy to think only about ourselves and to assume that everything is fine as long as we are...

We are not used to hearing these kinds of words. Doom and gloom, judgment and punishment are not the inspiring words we prefer to hear from scripture. You may be wondering,...