Ears to Hear: A Litany for Listening One to the Other
I am a person of strong conviction and intense moral righteousness. I have a lot of… Read More
Today's Disciplines Devotion
Great is the mystery of faith: “Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.” These or similar words are spoken during the Communion liturgy in many churches. They serve...
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Our text for today begins with a teaching on how to pray, the words of which have become a staple for communities gathered to worship God. The second section contains a...
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Having been assured of God’s faithfulness in response to our naming of our acts of unfaithfulness, we are now invited to share our deepest longing for relief, restoration, and redemption to...
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When we come face-to-face with our acts of betrayal and unfaithfulness, we would rather deny, justify, and assign blame to someone else. At times, we may also prefer to take responsibility...
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Most of us live under the glare of social media. With every post comes a slew of comments, often tinged with negative judgments, mostly of a personal nature. God’s judgment is...
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How can we denounce, like the prophet, the greed, exploitation and oppression of the most vulnerable in society? How do we prioritize the call to be peacemakers that Jesus gives us...
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God’s grace is a fundamental concept that guides our faith and practice. Grace reminds us that we cannot earn salvation through our works but that grace is a divine and undeserved...
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The core of the division we experience in our world is because we fail to recognize our neighbor as a beloved creation of God. The prevailing logic is that of animosity,...
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I live in Uruguay, a few kilometers from Brazil, a country where churches occupy a very important place in people’s daily lives. In the last four decades, the number of evangelical...
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Many times we read the passage of Mary and Martha as if there is a correct attitude and an incorrect attitude—that Martha is wrong and Mary is right. Indeed, it is...
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The psalmist is angry with injustice and with the wicked always planning and executing injustice. The psalmist anticipates a time when God will punish the oppressor and bring the fall of...
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