If those of us who believe in God do not believe God's grace is big enough to save the whole world... well, we should at least pray that it is.

I wondered if there were other restless people asking the question with me: What if Jesus meant the stuff he said?.

We know the Church wasn't born 200 years ago. It's encouraging to see some of the post-denominational churches actually wanting to reconnect with the story and the prayer life of the larger Church.

We are setting ourselves up for disappointment if our hope is built on anything less than Jesus.

We are faithful not to the triumphant golden eagle (ironically, also an imperial symbol of power in Rome) but to the slaughtered Lamb.

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

The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are all called to do.