Jesus seems so cranky with the religious leaders. (They deserved it; they were, after all, plotting to kill him). But in the midst of his being confrontive, he says something really important for all of us to hear. It's about how we get sucked into listening to lying suggestions that pull us away from what God is calling us to do. He says to the leaders: You are from your … [Read more...] about The truth that makes us free
Archives for August 2009
Looking for a Sand Box
I'm back to writing in the sand (John 8.1-20) as I watch some brothers and sisters begin to leave the ELCA. I will miss them deeply. Some burdens are so heavy to bear. … [Read more...] about Looking for a Sand Box
Out of the sand and off running
So I spent some time the past couple of days writing in the sand... metaphorically speaking, that is. Guess a blogger preacher must practice what she blogs. Mostly what I mean by "writing in the sand" is being silent and taking time to reflect on the things that are churning inside and outside, noticing where I'm angry and anxious and fearful and defensive. Not making rash … [Read more...] about Out of the sand and off running
Writing in the sand
(John 8.1-20 continued)My Church, my denomination (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), only a small corner in the larger Church, yet insistently connected to the whole, is seized with pain. And much of the world, believer and unbeliever, is watching, pointing, shaking heads, cheering, jeering. It will make headlines. Pithy slogans on cable news. Slashing ink on … [Read more...] about Writing in the sand
Execution time
(John 8.1-20 continued)Okay. I admit it; I am judgmental. I condemned every single one of them. I didn't care where they came from. I didn't give them a hearing, no less a fair trial. I saw no future life for them. I had no thought for my own sinfulness...except for what I must have neglected to enable their spawning? The huntress (my husband's word) stood in her newly … [Read more...] about Execution time