When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were awestruck at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their experts in the law.

It's time to do a wolf check at the sheep gate.

God holds and helps, lifts and loves, all the broken branches.

An exploration of one of Jesus' best known and least understood teachings.

Faith, Hope, & Love as a rubric for caring conversation.

Jesus leads us from mere religious holiness to relational wholeness. He is teaching us how to be "perfect" in mercy, not just morality.

God-like love will change our hearts, and God-like love will save the world. Freely we have received, and freely we give.

Love, not law, is the way to maximum human flourishing.

Using others as kindling to stoke our inner fires of desire is one of the ways we devalue and dehumanize God's image on earth.

According to Jesus, whatever it is we think anger and outrage are helping us accomplish, love will do a better job.

The crucifixion of Christ was history's most murderous injustice. But Jesus claimed it was his plan all along. What was he up to?

If Jesus had a catchy slogan for his Good News message, it might be: MORE LOVE, LESS RELIGION.

Life is love, period. Everything else is commentary.