Apr 27, 2021 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
Middle Eastern shepherds in the time of the Bible did NOT break the legs of sheep and carry them on their shoulders to keep them from running away again, or “hold them close to their heart” or whatever myth you heard growing up. It’s terribly impractical, for...
Apr 21, 2021 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
I have wrestled with the lack of gratitude and trust I’ve witnessed in Christians during the pandemic. I decided to write a prayer to confess these lacks in myself and reorient my heart to these virtues under God.Father:We are grateful for science and for...
Apr 8, 2021 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
At the intersection of pop empowerment and “concentered-in-self” spirituality we boldly set this sign:I believe in the forgiveness of sins. This is a bedrock Christian trust. The sentence has more than one meaning. It first affirms that God forgives humanity and...
Mar 28, 2021 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
Image by Denys Tymchyshyn UBP Seventeen years ago a film premiered during Lent. The film is about these holy days we are entering, this sacred week that remakes the world. There’s a scene in the film of Jesus falling flat on his face into a dusty road:...
Feb 23, 2021 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
If you find yourself in hell, a victim of natural disaster, drowned by your own ruined heart and participation in evil, do not be afraid or lose hope; a preacher is going to come, and the preacher is the crucified and risen creator, who is patient and who loves the...
Feb 14, 2021 | Author - Kenneth Tanner
The transfiguration is a revelation of the defeat of death. Elementary observations about the event are often overlooked or unspoken.On the mountain Moses and Elijah, dead to history, are very much alive and once again embodied. They are speaking with Jesus. This is...
