A lot has happened since the last time I stood in this pulpit. I know it was only a few months ago, but I feel much older. It’s still very difficult to speak about my father’s illness and his death in early June. I can’t say much about the experience of losing him in and of itself....
What you can learn from the Bible depends a lot on what questions you’re asking.
The great Gustavo Gutierrez, the father of liberation theology, said that one way to understand the difference between a liberal theology and a liberation theology is to understand the difference in the questions.
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples met were locked for fear of their own people, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Isn't that just like Jesus, to appear not when we're out in public...