Alison and the whale

Matthew | Walking with pride

Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem resembles a pride parade, and our guy is a clown.

Ezekiel | Dem dry colonial bones

Only a people divorced from Spirit, self and land, indeed, only a culture of dry bones, could engage in colonial violence. Yet even for them, there is hope.

John | Trans/forming

To encounter Jesus is to invite change.

Matthew | So you’re God’s child. Now what?

‘Since you’re the son of God,’ says the devilish examiner in Matthew’s story, ‘turn these stones to bread.’ Use your power for your own ends. Whip up a miracle, and feed yourself ...
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Matthew | Kill them with kindness

Jesus sets out a path of nonviolent resistance to state sanctioned domination and abuse.

Matthew | Self-regulation, the law and the prophets

Jesus' new community calls for self-awareness, self-regulation and love.

Every place a God-story

God-stories are anchored to place. So what are our God-stories and how can they charge the landscape? 

Matthew | Blessed discipleship

What if the Beatitudes describe the school of discipleship? A back-to-school reflection

Matthew | Like a scandal

God calls Joseph to wake up. God demands that he open his eyes to a deeper reality, where love takes priority over obedience to God’s law, and scandal forms the womb of grace.

Matthew | Like, are you serious?

Christ’s incarnation is often underwhelming. It is up to us to look at the evidence, and decide if it’s the real deal.