“Starving people to death is a very cheap way of waging war. It must end.” — Pope Leo

Is there evidence of St. Thomas coming to India? Pt. 1.

The Word of the Lord.

Jesus stands with ‘the illegals’ of Empire because Jesus was himself an ‘illegal’ of Empire.

By the way, there are thirteen US Saints. Ten of them are immigrants and one is Native. Yours is a Church of immigrants, marginalized people, and the Saints who served them.

Theology 101: If the theological tradition you left was good enough to lead you to Christ and disciple you as a young believer, it’s probably good enough to not constantly attack, berate, chastise, and humiliate in order to justify your departure and make you feel better.

Danielle (Dani) Treweek, PhD The kind of man who can sit in a room full of women and be perfectly at ease and friendly is an endangered species and is also the only kind of guy who is qualified to teach.

I am absolutely disgusted by “progressives” on social media posting crap like “this is what you get for voting for Trump” about the Texas Hill Country floods. DOZENS OF PEOPLE DEAD AND THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR 25+ MISSING KIDS FROM CAMP MYSTIC. Y’all are no better than

I once had a coworker tell me meetings were different when I was in the room and sometimes they needed only guys. When I asked why everyone got really uncomfortable. I leaned 2 years later that guy was grooming a girl in the youth group that he ended to abusing.

As a seminary professor and as a pastor, this is such limited thinking. Having women in demanding courses/programs has been good for all involved. I'm esp pleased to see women excelling in our demanding OT PhD program. They bring needed perspective & insights to our field.

Using Bible verses to justify violence against immigrants is not only the opposite of what Jesus teaches, it’s also a direct contradiction to the passage cited in this video. “Here am I, send me” was the prophet Isaiah’s response after being called by God to deliver a message to

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An action shot of me officiating my first wedding as ordained clergy a couple of months ago.

My lectionary reflections for this week.

Me: Officiates my friends’ wedding. Friends’ friends: “We can’t believe you got Jesus to officiate your wedding.”