Live Generously

Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized

If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them. Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need. Deuteronomy 15:7-8 When I consider what it...

An Act of Resistance

Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

A few months ago, Ivy and I decided to create a BFJN podcast. There were a lot of reasons why this format really fit with the mission and vision of BFJN, where we were as an organization and where we hoped to be – we talk about that some in the first podcast so go...

Loving our neighbor in the midst of gun violence

Apr 5, 2023 | Justice

Since the Nashville school shooting which left 6 victims dead, we have had 7 mass shootings in the US. A mass shooting is generally defined as an event where 3 or more people are shot in one incident (excluding the perpetrator) at one location at roughly the same...

Learning from Assisi

Mar 27, 2023 | Uncategorized

In a world with seemingly endless distractions and modern “conveniences” that make us constantly accessible to friends, our jobs and even strangers there is a danger in romanticizing the faith and practices of those who lived in other times and places which appear to...

My kingdom go

Mar 2, 2023 | Uncategorized

I have recently been reading Richard Rohr for a Christian Simplicity class I am in.  What a blessing and privilege to “have to” read so many insightful, provocative, wise Christian thinkers! There is so much in Rohr’s Eager to Love that I have found challenging and...