Similar to a previous peacemaker, Gautama Buddha, Christ Jesus creates a seismic shift in human history. This Sunday’s Transfiguration is one expression of that shift. Its seismic nature however is not appreciated by Biblical fundamentalists who write commentaries on the event. They diminish both Jesus and the Transfiguration. They do so by interpreting both as … Continue reading “Moses, Elijah, and Muhammad; Not Jesus”
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Independence From Violence
Independence from violence is the life witness of people following peacemakers like Jesus. In this Sunday’s Gospel, James and John are not yet living such an independence. They are traveling among Samaritans who have rejected Jesus. James and John want to “rain down fire” upon the Samaritans. Jesus rebukes both saying, “You don’t know of … Continue reading “Independence From Violence”