Why Jesus Had to Go: A Sermon for the Celebration of the Ascension This week is the celebration of the Ascension, which is bound to make more than a few of us a little nervous. Most of us can easily discuss the significance of the life of Jesus, his teaching, his death, and his resurrection, but his ascension? Not so much. I can never remember if it’s Istanbul or Constantinople, but whichever it is, it’s part of the ancient Byzantine Empire. The Greeks called it Anatolia—the place of the...

Why Jesus Had to Go: A Sermon for the Celebration of the Ascension This week is the celebration of the Ascension, which is bound to make...

Jesus, Like a Serpent, Lifted Up Richard Rohr says the reason God makes children so cute and adorable is so we’ll take care of them,...