Pruning. I found it a complete mystery when I was younger. Why was my Mom cutting off parts of a plant? Perfectly good parts, or at least so they seemed to me, at that? It wasn’t until I understood pruning as actually good for both plant and gardener that it began to come together. People…
One of the richest metaphors for the relationship between Jesus and us is that of shepherd and sheep (we’re the sheep in case you are wondering). In fact, it is such a rich metaphor that I’m certain there are a bunch of nuances completely lost on me because we don’t have a lot of opportunities…
I almost titled this post “Resurrection revisited, now with less neo-Platonism” but decided not to, let me know in the comments if that was a good or bad idea. Much of my thinking in this area has been shaped by Richard Rohr and a remark in one of his devotionals really struck home. His history…