If you haven’t noticed, I haven’t written much here lately. The simple reason why is that my sleep schedule has shifted, swallowing up my normal writing time. But as always, the real reason is a lot more complex. The fact is, I had a rough September. Work frustrations, a recurring water leak in my apartment, … Continue reading Messy Life in a Messy World: A Reflection on Job 1.1-2.10
[NOTE: When I was reading the lessons for today, I couldn't think of a more relevant message than the one I wrote back in 2019, right after today's feast. So here's a re-post of that piece. Enjoy!] -- As I was writing my post for the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels the other … Continue reading “I Saw Satan Fall like Lightning” (Further thoughts on Revelation 12.7-12) (Repost)
I’m continually amazed — though I really shouldn’t be at this point in my life — at how religion can be a force for good in the world, but also a force of great evil, evil made all the more powerful by being couched in the language of faithfulness. We are certainly at a moment … Continue reading Who Is Wise? A Reflection on James 3.13-4.3, 7-8a
Last time, we explored the story of Cain and Abel and ended with Cain banished to wander, cast away from family and God’s presence. Yet, as we’ll see today, the story takes an interesting turn. Cain does not end up wandering in perpetuity, but rather settles down, builds the first city, and establishes a strong … Continue reading Two Houses, Not alike in Dignity: Genesis 4.17-26
Over the past couple weeks, we’ve been working our way slowly through Genesis 1. So far, we’ve seen that it’s a highly stylized text that plays with existing Babylonian mythology in order to present a vastly different idea of God and creation, one in which God’s authority is unchallenged by the forces of chaos and … Continue reading Humanity in God’s Image and Likeness: Genesis 1.26-31, Part 1
