Common ground The President recently said, “Love has no limits.” But the need for boundaries in themselves must still be common ground.
All you need is (God’s) love: Atonement and the Cross God’s love is something counter-cultural, offensive, and ego-insulting. It is not free, but costly.
Julian for the whole of our lives The most wonderful thing about Julian, as a mystic, theological friend, and spiritual companion, is that she does more than just tell us about God. She actually shares with us her own incomplete, decades-long process of coming to terms with her experience of a God of love who is actually at work, in all things, in each moment.
Pastoral love, pastoral care Part of the art of pastoral leadership is the abiding sense, firmly planted in the people of God, that their pastor's love for them is there from the start.
Two loves in Jesus Christ Superstar I can’t help it. In Lent I usually feel nostalgic for the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. One of my older siblings got it right after it came out in the early ’70s. I liked it. No, I loved it. Forgive me if ... Read More...
The liturgy, the crucible of love What is at stake in worship is not perfect performance but, by the power of the Holy Spirit, union with Christ in his sacrifice, offering every part of ourselves and our lives to God.
