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Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. . The Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them… “Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house!’ And if anyone is there who shares in… Continue reading What you are sent for

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. . . . They entered a village of the Samaritans… but they did not receive him. . . . As they were going along the road, someone said to… Continue reading Foxes have holes

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. I’m off to Annual Conference, where we will spend most of our time talking about the Institutional Church, while the Risen Christ haunts us.  We will talk about budgets and policies and resolutions, while all about us and within us the Overwhelming Presence deeply and quietly breathes.  We… Continue reading Beneath the veil

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” — Luke 23.34 God receives our fear and violence and betrayal and all that is in us that works against life; God receives it and does not return it. No one pays for this sin, no… Continue reading Father, forgive

Dearly Beloved, Grace and peace to you. One of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. — Luke 22.50-51 The church has theologized the heck out of the story of Jesus’ passion. When… Continue reading Watch Jesus

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes” — Luke 19. 41-42 Peace is not mere quietude; it’s harmony.… Continue reading The peace of Christ

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. Jesus said, “There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and… Continue reading Outsiders

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I… Continue reading Baptism