Jun 24, 2018 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
When Jesus is on the Sea of Galilee with the disciples, and storm winds and waves frighten even seasoned fishermen, we find the God who made the waves, the wind, and the wood the boat is crafted from—who made everything and holds everything together—tired and asleep...
Jun 12, 2018 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
While we seek to escape our humanity, to abandon embodiment, to leave this world behind, the Creator *becomes* human—is made flesh and bones—and joins us as one of us in our broken world. While we seek to escape our physical limitations, avoid suffering, and...
Jun 12, 2018 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
The hands that crafted humanity from the dust are the hands that grasp Mary's finger as she looks on her infant God with awe. The divine finger that etched the commandment concerning adultery into the stone on Sinai is the human finger that drew in the sand...
Jun 7, 2018 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
Paul tells us we are ascended with Christ (past tense); that the Father has seated us with Christ in "the heavenly realms." This is a mystical truth but no less real for the mystery. Jesus tells his disciples that he goes to prepare a place for them so that...
Jun 7, 2018 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
"In the Incarnation, Christ is not trying to cling to divinity but to share it — his divine life with the Father and the Spirit — so he humbles himself and becomes human." The Ascension changed everything, for the event discloses a great mystery:...
Jun 7, 2018 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
A young atheist woman on Twitter who is estranged from the Christian Faith of her childhood asks “What would you like to see Christianity become in the U.S.?” This is my 288-character or less (Twitter-limited) response. I would like to see Christianity as a beacon of...
