The future will come. But right now, we are alive. We live in the present. Right now matters for all who are alive right now. Read more
The future will come. But right now, we are alive. We live in the present. Right now matters for all who are alive right now. Read more
We live in the right now. Love demands that our material existence, injustice, oppression, violence, and suffering right now matters. Read more
This final passage sums up the four messages of John chapter 6. And it is important to remember, right now matters. Read more
It would be transformative for privileged sectors of Christianity to listen to Eucharist interpretations from marginalized faith communities. Read more
At these stages, this shared Eucharist meal was still about mutuality and resource-sharing, ensuring that there was no need among them. Read more
Our reading this week is the Johannine’s community’s nod to the Eucharist. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ last supper is quite unique. Read more
Bread of life interpretations should move us, not toward the immaterial, but to shape our material world in compassion and justice. Read more
Interpretations of the bread of life that have become mere death management are, ironically, death-dealing. Life-giving interpretations call us to consider how we live while we are alive! Read more
Before unpacking the bread of life, responsible commentary on John must repeatedly correct the way the Jews as a whole are villainized here. Read more
We don't need to be continually spiritualizing the material. Justice and saving bodies is as much a part of this tradition as savings souls. Read more
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