Brian J. Walsh's Blog, page 14

From Jerusalem to Vancouver: The Pharisees Strike Back

That Bishop Royal’s argument  resonates so well with the conservative and pharisaic voices at the Jerusalem Council should give us pause.

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A Bud Osborn Pilgrimage

In memory of Bud Osborn's death,

I say, resurrection!

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Death’s Sting and Defiant Alleluias

Without the pain of death’s sting,

the celebration of resurrection is little more

than cultural sentimentality.

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The Women Were There

The women were there.

They followed love to the cross,

and anointed death with their love.

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Holy Week, Holy Huddle: A Pastoral Letter

We are called, every year,

to huddle with the Forsaken One,

in the week of his abandonment.

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Abide

When you feel that you’re in the smooth-walled corner of abandonment … abide.

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Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery

How might we come together to dismantle the ongoing effects of the Doctrine of Discovery in the church and in the world?

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Bound to Betray … again

I've never known how to handle betrayal.

Especially in the community of faith.

Washing the blood stained feet of the betrayer,

hasn't been in my tool kit.

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Immoderate Love

Love is excessive, extravagant, over-the-top, immoderate,

and it always, always, always hurts

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God Still Breathes

A reflection on 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 for Ash Wednesday.

Before we get to the hard stuff,

Before we rightly acknowledge

before God and one another

our brokenness, sin,

and unrighteousness,

Lest we allow ourselves

to wallow in the pit

of shame and guilt.

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