Julian famously pushes the boundaries of what “mother” means by asserting that Jesus is our mother, but if we are curious about this concept, what might we find Julian, and Jesus, to be showing us? Is it really something to revolu...
There’s an analogy based on a zoological mistake from the ancient world, that offers a window on how Jesus is our mother. In antiquity, it was believed that the pelican mother would pierce her own body to feed her young on her blo...
When we reverse the direction of the comparison – letting go of perfect parenting or ideal families, finding our understanding of relationships and love from God first, and letting that grace and mercy trickle down, we find divine...
If God dwells in each person, then I wonder if looking to others, if continual, insistent conversation and prayer and worship in a community might guide us toward that essential piece of our being. If we might learn best who each ...
We’re spending a lot of time this month wondering around what it means to be human – this creature that’s a funny mash up of animal and divine. We are dreamed up and created by God, exactly how and comprised of what, we do not kno...