A Tribute to Constantine
The Emperor Constantine was born on February 27 in the year 272 AD. There are parts of the Church that honor him as a saint... so this feels like a go...
Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage, Philadelphia
As Mary wept over Christ’s body, this Lenten season we are all mothers in Gaza weeping over the dead — over 30,000 killed since October 7, 2023 — sens...
Lent 2024 – Surprising Hope
Transcript of Jarrod McKenna’s Lent reflection on Isaiah 42:1-4 for Common Grace’s 2024 Lent Series
Bible Verse - Isaiah 42:1-4
Here is my servant...
God, Money, and Provision
Several years ago, the Bible story of John sending his disciples to ask if Jesus was the one…. caught my eye in a new way.
Luke 7:22b - Jesus tells...
Expanding Our Scope: Land as a Means for Repair through Equitable Development
Excerpt by Coté Soerens from Gone for Good? Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition (Eerdmans Publishing, January 2024), Mark Elsdon...
Christianity and Human Rights: Back to Basics
In this piece I reflect on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and conflicting notions of Christian Theology that have ...
In Between A Rock Is A Hard Place
I love the Psalms because the conversations shared are raw, uncensored, uplifting, and reassuring. They model the brutal honesty we can boldly and saf...
A Response for Palestine and Israel
Knowing how to respond to the current crises in Gaza and Israel is a challenging task. As a Christian, my call is to overcome evil not with evil, but ...
We Theologized Hate
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day – here is an excerpt on antisemitism entitled “We Theologized Hate” from Rethinking Life by Shane Claiborne. Rep...
prayer (xxvi) …for Munther Isaac and Gaza…
prayer (xxvi)
...for Munther Isaac and Gaza...
this year, the child will be found
swaddled in rubble. soft infant
flesh surrounded by rough sl...