Mar 28, 2022
Reclaiming the concept of grace is a difficult task for us. But thinking of it as “surprising goodness,” makes it easier to defy the idea of “cheap grace,” a term coined by German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer to describe how most people perceive grace — as a personal benefit.
Mar 21, 2022
In many Christian traditions, repentance has come to mean confession of our sins, admitting how far we’ve wandered off the path and promising to do better next time. But what if repent means something more? Could repentance be a way in which we awaken and live a fuller life? This Sunday, we reclaim the complex and...
Mar 7, 2022
What markers on our spiritual journeys do we need to claim and reclaim. We start our Lenten series on reclaiming theological terms that are foundations of our faith.
Mar 5, 2022
As we celebrate Mardi Gras, we enter the realm of joy and ask, Is joy appropriate when there is so much sadness in the world? What are the limits of language and spiritual life in describing something such as joy?