Brian J. Walsh's Blog, page 12

What are we waiting for?

In the new Jerusalem there shall be

no more homophobia,

no more transphobic, no more sexism,

no more racism,

no more ablism,

no more classism.

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A Ministry of Heartening in Disheartening Times

To be disheartened is an incredible burden to bear.

It may sound a tad archaic,

but I like the ring of a ministry of heartening.

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From Despair to the Peace of Wild Things

If you have ears to hear the word proclaimed by all of creation,

if you listen closely to the cosmic voice of God,

it sounds just like Jesus.

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Three Sermons: Or, Repent and believe the Gospel

When was the last time you actively considered the Adversary and its demons important—though minor—characters in your spiritual landscape?

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Nazareth Manifesto – Good News for the Poor?

The good news that Jesus was anointed to proclaim was himself,

and any good news for today is embodied in you and in me.

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Into the Wilderness, Beyond the Empire

It’s long been true that in the wilderness we find out who we truly are. And wilderness is always a threat to empire.

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Evangelicals, Temptation and Apostasy

A church that could so blindly follow a demagogue like Donald Trump has lost its soul.

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The Don Valley Baptist (aka, John of the Don)

There was something about this waterside preacher that rang true. I think he was a Baptist.

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Magnificat, silence and speech

Notice that it is the theologically trained priest,

the one who carefully enacts the liturgies,

and teaches the story of God’s covenant faithfulness, who forgets.

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Magnificat, 9/11 … and things that you can’t say

Standing before the arrogant hubris that was the World Trade Center 

dare one recite, “He has scattered the proud in the imaginations of their hearts”?

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