Lent Exercises: Give - Poverty, Generosity, and Life in God

There is a kind of poverty that is death. Jesus seems concerned to alleviate this kind of poverty. But there’s another kind of poverty, the kind that makes you dependent on your neighbors, the kind that unleashes creativity and craftsmanship, the kind that looks to God for daily bread. I suspect we need this spiritual poverty more than we know.

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Lent Exercises: Come - The Deep Wisdom of the Table

God’s announcement of space and place does not start with zapping the ‘bad’ people. Nor does God’s announcement absolve human beings of responsibility for addressing the needs of the sick, poor, and oppressed. Instead, God’s announcement of space and place begins with an invitation to come, eat, and drink. There is a deep wisdom here.

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Misunderstood?—What Scripture Can Teach Us

It seems to me that most of us have had an experience of being misunderstood, when we share something important with a friend or roommate, who we hope will offer empathy, support, and understanding only to be disappointed and disconnected. In these moments, misunderstanding is emotionally costly.

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