Why have we in the church made some people outcasts? In recent weeks, I have had conversations with friends pondering why we have felt the need, certainly in conservative Christianity, to outcast LGBTQ people and to make women inferior? We have been asking the question, was this what we signed …
I wonder what eternity means to you? There are many different ideas about it: the promise of eternal life, the comfort of loved ones living forever, the fear of eternal damnation, the possibility of reincarnation, a boring event that lasts an eternity, or a longing for there to be no …
Don’t be afraid of the falling, The breaking apart, The fear they’ll be nothing left. The letting go of chains And the stepping out of the cage you thought would keep you safe. Let it happen. The loss, the grief, The reality of your past that engulfs and drowns you. …
Poem by Derek Walcott The time will comewhen with elation, you will greet yourself arrivingat your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was yourselfGive wine. Give bread. Give back your …
