Jesus
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Debunking Easter: The Women at the Cross
‘Crucifixion’ (1495) by Giovanni Donato da Montorfano, photographed by me at The Last Supper Museum in Milan, Italy. Easter has been a major Christian holiday, celebrated by billions for millennia. How we tell and are told the Easter story impacts… Continue reading
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Choose Life: Nonviolence, Repentance, and the Beloved Community
Last week, as images and stories once again emerged from Minneapolis—of violence, grief, outrage, murder, and communities crying out for justice—I had the privilege of traveling across the Southern United States on a Civil Rights Pilgrimage. What I encountered there… Continue reading
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The Road Meets Us Here: Thoughts on the New Year
As 2026 nears, I’m somewhere in the in-between—past the messy parts of this year, but not quite ready to claim clarity about what’s next. And maybe that’s okay: Scripture reminds us that God often leads us into the waiting, into… Continue reading
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Jesus Remembers and Feeds the Forgotten
Thanksgiving is weeks away, and food banks are in crisis mode as record numbers of families face the effects of delayed SNAP benefits, rising cost of living, a government shutdown, and an uncertain economy. More than 40 million people rely on… Continue reading
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What Do You Do With A Dead Body?
What does Jesus’ dead body, hanging on Calvary’s cross mean for social justice in our world? Continue reading
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Another Chance
There’s a song by pastor and gospel music artist, Hezekiah Walker and The Love Fellowship Choir that has been on my mind the last few days as we come to the end of 2024. The song was released in 1995,… Continue reading
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Forgive as we have been Forgiven
This is a sermon given at St David’s Uniting Church, Newtwon, Victoria, Australia, on the Second Sunday in Advent, 2024. Continue reading
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Part II of Something: Peace
I’ve been intending to write Part II of Act Fast for months now. Initially, I was embarrassed that I have nothing earth shattering or even positive to say about my progress with my financial stewardship. Shopping and spending are one… Continue reading
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Haunted by Hope
The Regular Contributors to WIT are participating in a round table series, titled “Haunted.” This series will appear every (or every other) week throughout the Fall 2024 semester. Each current contributor to the blog will spend some time reflecting on… Continue reading
