Encountering the text: Last week, the Gospel lesson gave us a chance to take the scenic route on our way to ascertain the political implications of the gospel, the relation… read more

Love is powerful. And complicated. And messy. In the British crime series River, Detective John River puts it this way: “There should be more than one word for love… read more

When I write about the Wesleys, I do so from within the tradition that has most substantially shaped my Christian faith. Fortunately, the Wesleyan tradition is ecumenical, itself… read more

Every language has a word or words for love. The biblical languages of Hebrew and Greek are no exception. The two main words are hesed and agapé. [1] In both words, love… read more

I was born in 1960, too young and too white to fully comprehend the significance of the Civil Rights struggles that were, then, taking place through marches predominantly… read more

A pair of dogs showed up on our street toward the end of October. They were clearly bonded and traveling together. Their humans had abandoned them, or maybe together they had… read more