Reflection/Devotional for #Charlottesville

Instead of a sermon, here is a reflection & prayer around #Charlottesville. It is slightly modified from an upcoming advent devotional. But it is too timely to wait.

We’re Killing Strangers, So We Don’t Kill The Ones That We Love

(Written May 2017)

What could ‘Stand Your Ground’ mean, to a resistor? When I think of the recent scandal at my seminary, my initial reaction is that we, the seminary community, must ‘stand our…

Can the Unjust Accuse God?

This week in class we are reading The Trial of God by Elie Wiesel. It is a book that I read in high school. Overall, Elie Wiesel has profoundly influenced my theology, bringing in at least one major paradigm shift. Because I am not sure that my class will want to engage in the…