Humanity has a long history of going along with destructive choices and behavior so long as the justification for it is dressed up with some God-talk. If state or church leaders want people to accept their calls for violence, discrimination, abuse, exclusion, or exploitation, many have found that dropping a few references to what GodContinue reading “Mumbled Church Words”
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A Prayer by a Mustard Bush
based on Mark 4:26-34 Faithful God, sometimes we’re frustrated by the meagerness of our actions. Any positive change that we seek to make for ourselves, for others, or for the world seems so insignificant compared to the size of the suffering around and within us. At best, we can hope that the ways we partnerContinue reading “A Prayer by a Mustard Bush”
A Prayer in a Chariot
based on Acts 8:26-40 Faithful God, That your Word extends to those traveling all roads, those of all nations, those of all races and ethnicities, those of all sexualities and gender identities, those of stature and those with none, we give thanks. May we embrace and be challenged by this good news, and prevent noContinue reading “A Prayer in a Chariot”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 