The Eucharist is a symbol of that as you have bread, the staple food of the poor, and wine, a luxury of the rich, which are brought together at the table.

The Eucharist is a symbol of that as you have bread, the staple food of the poor, and wine, a luxury of the rich, which are brought together at the table.

I think in the end, God's justice is redemptive, it's restorative, it's about giving life, not taking life.

This is what Jesus had in mind: folks coming together, forming close-knit communities and meeting each other's needs-- no kings, no major welfare systems, no presidents necessary. His is a theology and practice for the people of God, not a set of suggestions for empire.

Faith is believing in the impossible because we have a God who is master of impossible.

We have to use our discontentment to engage rather than disengage - our hope has to be more powerful than our cynicism.

The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into.