From the journal.
Scripture & StudyA good question is a place to begin.
We do not have to arrive with every answer. Sometimes the first honest step is learning how to ask, how to listen, and how to stay with a question.
Read slowly. Let a text speak.
Before we compare sacred texts, we can learn to notice their setting, their language, and the people who live with them.
What does it mean to know one another?
Two starting points for thinking about encounter, difference, and the patient work of understanding.
The discipline of a generous disagreement.
A reflection on truthful speech, good timing, and the person on the other side of the conversation.