Author Archives: Fred

“We who formerly treasured money and possessions more than anything else now hand over everything we have to a treasury for all and share it with everyone who needs it. We who formerly hated and murdered one another now live … Continue reading →

I have a confession. I find myself weary of seeing all these images of crying children and parents, and reading so much on what is happening to the refugees and asylum seeking families on our borders. I remember that I … Continue reading →

I want to share a timely poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, my favorite one he penned. Read it slowly and see it. I hope it stirs your heart just a little. What the heart of the young man said to … Continue reading →

God has a penchant for the dramatic. Take a look at the prophets. They often stood in public squares and crowded streets and shared God’s message to his people as poet-preachers, storytellers and singers. Other times they enacted God’s word … Continue reading →

Holy Saturday is about the in-between–remaining stuck somewhere between the tragedy of Friday and triumph of Sunday. We have a difficult time keeping our minds in the in-between. We are too uncomfortable with the tension. We are desperate for resolution. … Continue reading →

A poem I wrote on Good Friday of 2016 Born a child in a manger, Son of Mary and Son of the great I Am, Outcast as a stranger, He extended God’s welcome to every child, woman and man. Embracing … Continue reading →

Be sure to catch the short introductory post here. After years of study and preparation Jesus comes to the synagogue a baptized man. He takes the scroll, opens it to Isaiah 61 and begins with the words, “The Spirit of … Continue reading →