Lately, I’ve been thinking about the flood. That one from the book of Genesis where humanity reached such an epic state of depravity– The Lord saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually (Gen. 6:5, ESV). – God decides…
Since the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents on the streets of Minneapolis, I have found myself in some grim conversations with people I care deeply about. Jesus said, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny themself, take up their cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save their…
In the walled-in Old City of Jerusalem, in the Armenian Quarter, sits a large pile of rubble with an Armenian flag planted at the top. This pile of rubble, the flag, and the Armenian Quarter itself all tell a story of resistance and nonviolence. This past October, I traveled to the West Bank with a…
Note from the editor: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Messy Jesus Business podcast and blog schedule have been switched around this month. Check back the next two weeks for our final podcast episodes, with many more blog posts to follow! Modern Christians often fail to discuss that the Christian Church was established during a time…
Episode 98 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with timone davis. They explore naming what you see in people, the military, Christ’s peace, inner paradoxes, asking the deeper questions, and much more. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More A transcript…
You’re all I can think of, every drop I drink upYou’re my soda pop, my little soda pop While the city around me is subject to an immigration enforcement blitz and threatened with military occupation, I can’t help but smile as five little girls in tights and leotards — my daughter among them — belt…
In this part of the world it’s back to school season, a time to take inventory of supplies, arrange schedules, and restart routines. Although I’m not a teacher nor student right now, my work in vocation ministry has also put me in planning mode and I feel the crunch of time ticking away, eating up…
Feeding people is an act of holy resistance. As forced starvation and a prolonged humanitarian blockade in Gaza reach catastrophic and irreversible levels, I find myself grieving, raging, and praying a lot about food: its necessity for survival, and its power to sustain and inspire our collective flourishing. As I hold the weight of these…
For over a year we met obstacles from all sides as we tried to get our six lender families on the same page for a date to go out to the farm. Some of us friends had joined our collective capital toward a peer-to-peer loan for a local farm and our ‘return on investment’ was…
“They who fight with monsters should be careful lest they become a monster. Gaze too long into the abyss, and the abyss will also gaze into you.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil We all know the quotation. Like many of Nietzsche’s aphorisms, it has taken on a life of its own, and people…
Do you remember where you were in August 2017? At the time, I was living with my aunt and uncle in San Diego before I could move onto campus at Point Loma Nazarene University and start classes again. I remember sitting by their pool in the sun, my 19-year-old hopeful innocence about the world shattered…
Eucharist and Synodality. These two words are not easily defined, but are shaping my life and the way of our church these days. Specifically the Eucharistic Revival and the Synod on Synodality are two major events in our Catholic Church this year that are helping define our path forward. And honestly, sometimes it feels like…
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