I saw a post that had “thoughts and prayers” crossed out and “policy and change” instead. That resonated.

Why should we rejoice in anybody leaving their beloved community?

If you fall, you fall into the net. When things are going badly, you are fortunate to have other people.

It’s an uncertain time. It feels weirdly stable and unstable at the same time.

Mary blames Jesus. And she acknowledges her deep faith into his power of life. To nourish life, to save life. That, she believes.

The truth will make you free. Free from making the same mistakes. Free from committing the same crimes. Free from feeling superior again over anybody. The truth will make you free. Nothing else can.

She is the most powerful force on earth, totally untamed, yet often unnamed, unrecognized.

When I first went to college to study theology, it was the time of aphorisms everywhere. I had cards everywhere. On my desk, at my walls, glued to my door.

You just do what feels right in that moment. And then you go with the flow. And people remember it years later.

I even had to become a pastor to become a feminist. Before I started working, I honestly told people: No, I am not a feminist.

When I first started seminary, I also met evangelical Christians for the first time. Well, not for the first time.

It’s the day to rest. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Others have long seen this. Non-Christians who wonder why the radical Christians are the loudest ones. Is this what the majority believes? Or does the actual majority keep silent?

During our last vacation, we hiked a lot. Ask the kids. They got tired of it after about 10 days and refused to get out of the car just to see another big tree. They had walked enough.

Selfies would be a nightmare for Luther. Or Zoom meetings where you keep looking at yourself and how you look when looking at the camera.

“No, I am fine. Don’t worry. Thanks for asking.”

There he is again. Thomas, our Easterly friend.

Jesus heals a man born blind. “It’s insane. It’s real.”

If I had asked you last Sunday: What are you giving up for Lent? What would you have answered?

To be like God - that sounds great and tempting.