{"id":20865,"date":"2023-08-15T13:44:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?page_id=20865"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:23:49","slug":"blog-feed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/blog-feed\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Feed"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id20865_d65a21-b2{margin-top:-115px;}.kb-row-layout-id20865_d65a21-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id20865_d65a21-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id20865_d65a21-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10\"><strong>Contemplating the messiness of Christian life<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb\"]{max-width:896px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb\">The Messy Jesus Business Blog is an ecumenical Christian gathering of musings about what it means to live the Gospel today. A variety of contributors offer prayer, poetry, book reviews, creative nonfiction and prose about what it means to live a life of faith in our complex, modern times.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxl, 5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 alignfull has-theme-palette9-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29:not(.specificity){margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fc57c17 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-featured tag-discipleship tag-fascism tag-ice tag-jesus tag-murder tag-sacrifice tag-sr-julia-walsh series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2426\" height=\"1415\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25009 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620.png 2426w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-1536x896.png 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/julia-protestors-horizontal-e1769647986620-2048x1195.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2426px) 100vw, 2426px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/29\/the-power-of-love-in-the-face-of-evil\/\" target=\"_self\" >The power of love in the face of evil<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-29T08:00:00-06:00\">January 29, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Since the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents on the streets of Minneapolis, I have found myself in some grim conversations with people I care deeply about.&nbsp; Jesus said, \u201cWhoever wishes to come after me must deny themself, take up their cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save their<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/29\/the-power-of-love-in-the-face-of-evil\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24982 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-featured tag-adam-and-eve tag-christianity tag-creation tag-genesis tag-ice tag-jesus tag-lent tag-misogyny tag-patriarchy tag-renee-good tag-salvation series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebecca-adam-eve-horizontal-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1681\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24991 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebecca-adam-eve-horizontal-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebecca-adam-eve-horizontal-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebecca-adam-eve-horizontal-2048x1344.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebecca-adam-eve-horizontal-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebecca-adam-eve-horizontal-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebecca-adam-eve-horizontal-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebecca-adam-eve-horizontal-1024x672.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/22\/scapegoating-eve\/\" target=\"_self\" >Scapegoating Eve<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-22T08:00:00-06:00\">January 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019ve been thinking about misogyny and the church even more than usual. A week ago, an ICE agent shot and murdered a woman named Renee Good, without reason or provocation. Days later, men who identify as Christian continue to defend the murderer, mock the victim, make jokes about her death, and say that she was<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/22\/scapegoating-eve\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24965 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-human-rights tag-armenian-quarter tag-community tag-jerusalem tag-nonviolence tag-palestinians tag-solidarity series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cassidy-ArQ-rubble-IMG_0486.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1230\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24967 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cassidy-ArQ-rubble-IMG_0486.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cassidy-ArQ-rubble-IMG_0486-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cassidy-ArQ-rubble-IMG_0486-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cassidy-ArQ-rubble-IMG_0486-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cassidy-ArQ-rubble-IMG_0486-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cassidy-ArQ-rubble-IMG_0486-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/15\/save-the-arq-in-jerusalem-is-a-story-of-nonviolent-resistance\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018Save the ArQ\u2019 in Jerusalem is a story of nonviolent resistance<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-15T08:00:00-06:00\">January 15, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the walled-in Old City of Jerusalem, in the Armenian Quarter, sits a large pile of rubble with an Armenian flag planted at the top. This pile of rubble, the flag, and the Armenian Quarter itself all tell a story of resistance and nonviolence.&nbsp; This past October, I traveled to the West Bank with a<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/15\/save-the-arq-in-jerusalem-is-a-story-of-nonviolent-resistance\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24934 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-christian-family-life category-featured tag-angela-paviglianiti tag-christmas tag-jesus tag-mary tag-women tag-womens-christmas series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/angela-womens-christmas-quang-nguyen-vinh-9Hu9Gzf7JxQ-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24936 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/angela-womens-christmas-quang-nguyen-vinh-9Hu9Gzf7JxQ-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/angela-womens-christmas-quang-nguyen-vinh-9Hu9Gzf7JxQ-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/angela-womens-christmas-quang-nguyen-vinh-9Hu9Gzf7JxQ-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/angela-womens-christmas-quang-nguyen-vinh-9Hu9Gzf7JxQ-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/angela-womens-christmas-quang-nguyen-vinh-9Hu9Gzf7JxQ-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/angela-womens-christmas-quang-nguyen-vinh-9Hu9Gzf7JxQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/angela-womens-christmas-quang-nguyen-vinh-9Hu9Gzf7JxQ-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/08\/christmas-and-the-work-of-women\/\" target=\"_self\" >Christmas and the work of women<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-08T08:00:00-06:00\">January 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Even today in households where division of labor is not definitively gendered, women do the work of Christmas: To stretch the dollar to make a feast or to fill Santa\u2019s sack, To soothe agitated family relationships or countless other ongoing worries, To accept the duty left to them to carry forward family traditions, To maintain<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/01\/08\/christmas-and-the-work-of-women\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24921 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-anger tag-christmas tag-emily-cortina tag-examen tag-hope tag-mercy tag-nostalgia tag-shame tag-spiritual-exercises tag-st-ignatius series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1758\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24923 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-2048x1406.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/12\/30\/when-you-dont-want-to-look-back-and-the-examen-that-meets-you-there\/\" target=\"_self\" >When You Don\u2019t Want to Look Back (and the Examen that meets you there)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-30T16:00:00-06:00\">December 30, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I wake up at 4:20 a.m. Unable to get back to sleep, I brush my teeth, make a cup of coffee, and curl up in a rocking chair in the living room. My cat sits nearby. Christmas tree lights illuminate the dark room with a warm glow.&nbsp; The day before, I attended my kids\u2019 Christmas<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/12\/30\/when-you-dont-want-to-look-back-and-the-examen-that-meets-you-there\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24903 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-christmas tag-forgiveness tag-hope tag-incarnation tag-peace tag-prayer tag-sr-julia-walsh series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-nativity-painting-birmingham-museums-trust-Y_XS34BFX00-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1686\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24909 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-nativity-painting-birmingham-museums-trust-Y_XS34BFX00-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-nativity-painting-birmingham-museums-trust-Y_XS34BFX00-unsplash-1536x1011.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-nativity-painting-birmingham-museums-trust-Y_XS34BFX00-unsplash-2048x1348.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-nativity-painting-birmingham-museums-trust-Y_XS34BFX00-unsplash-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-nativity-painting-birmingham-museums-trust-Y_XS34BFX00-unsplash-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-nativity-painting-birmingham-museums-trust-Y_XS34BFX00-unsplash-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-nativity-painting-birmingham-museums-trust-Y_XS34BFX00-unsplash-1024x674.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/12\/23\/2-prayers-for-this-season\/\" target=\"_self\" >2 Prayers for this season<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-23T16:00:00-06:00\">December 23, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Emmanuel,The choirs sing peace on earth&nbsp;while the festive crowds feast&nbsp;and dump waste into bins.&nbsp;Meanwhile migrants are offeredthe opposite of welcome,&nbsp;The planet needs healing,&nbsp;Violence and conflict rage and&nbsp;Many people are without the basics:Food, shelter, water, warmth, love.Forgive us for how we have wandered&nbsp;Far from the meaning of your glorious&nbsp;Incarnation, from the simplicity and purityof your love<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/12\/23\/2-prayers-for-this-season\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-podcast tag-acts-of-mercy tag-advent tag-early-christianity tag-pax-christi tag-pax-romana tag-peace tag-sr-julia-walsh tag-violence series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-big-protest-crowd-teemu-paananen-rd5uNIUJCF0-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24792 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-big-protest-crowd-teemu-paananen-rd5uNIUJCF0-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-big-protest-crowd-teemu-paananen-rd5uNIUJCF0-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-big-protest-crowd-teemu-paananen-rd5uNIUJCF0-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-big-protest-crowd-teemu-paananen-rd5uNIUJCF0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-big-protest-crowd-teemu-paananen-rd5uNIUJCF0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-big-protest-crowd-teemu-paananen-rd5uNIUJCF0-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/julia-big-protest-crowd-teemu-paananen-rd5uNIUJCF0-unsplash-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/12\/04\/the-waiting-soul-gives-hope-filled-resistance-to-tyranny\/\" target=\"_self\" >The waiting soul gives: hope-filled resistance to tyranny\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-04T08:00:00-06:00\">December 4, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Note from the editor: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Messy Jesus Business podcast and blog schedule have been switched around this month. Check back the next two weeks for our final podcast episodes, with many more blog posts to follow!&nbsp; Modern Christians often fail to discuss that the Christian Church was established during a time<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/12\/04\/the-waiting-soul-gives-hope-filled-resistance-to-tyranny\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24715 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-simple-living tag-capitalism tag-connection tag-contemplative-detachment tag-detachment tag-economy tag-justice tag-materialism tag-relational-economy tag-simple-living series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/greg-home-made-wrap-joshua-lam-I2f_r0jj73U-unsplash-e1763922482327-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1608\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24723 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/greg-home-made-wrap-joshua-lam-I2f_r0jj73U-unsplash-e1763922482327-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/greg-home-made-wrap-joshua-lam-I2f_r0jj73U-unsplash-e1763922482327-2048x1287.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/11\/26\/detachment-and-a-relational-economy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Detachment and a relational economy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-26T08:00:00-06:00\">November 26, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Our relationship with the stuff of our lives can be complicated. Look around the space where you are sitting. Whether it is an office or public space or bedroom, what fills the room? Where is it all made? Who made it? What are the stories that come with the stuff of your space? Depending on<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/11\/26\/detachment-and-a-relational-economy\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24662 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice tag-catholic tag-christ tag-eucharist tag-hospitality tag-incarnation tag-love-of-neighbor tag-pope-leo tag-sacrifice tag-sr-julia-walsh tag-tradwife tag-travel tag-welcoming series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Julia-open-welcome-sign-markus-winkler-zn3KnRvEw6g-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24671 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Julia-open-welcome-sign-markus-winkler-zn3KnRvEw6g-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Julia-open-welcome-sign-markus-winkler-zn3KnRvEw6g-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Julia-open-welcome-sign-markus-winkler-zn3KnRvEw6g-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Julia-open-welcome-sign-markus-winkler-zn3KnRvEw6g-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Julia-open-welcome-sign-markus-winkler-zn3KnRvEw6g-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Julia-open-welcome-sign-markus-winkler-zn3KnRvEw6g-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Julia-open-welcome-sign-markus-winkler-zn3KnRvEw6g-unsplash-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/11\/13\/the-holy-urgency-of-hospitality\/\" target=\"_self\" >The holy urgency of hospitality\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-13T08:00:00-06:00\">November 13, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Recently I spent several weeks out of town, as a guest in the home of some of my friends. A family member had a major surgery and it was a privilege to be present during the recovery. I decided to walk to the local Catholic Church and attend daily mass \u2013 nothing too unordinary for<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/11\/13\/the-holy-urgency-of-hospitality\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-anthony-bourdain tag-catholic tag-cooking tag-environment tag-eucharist tag-food tag-history tag-immigrants tag-incarnation tag-jewish-heritage tag-miigration tag-rebecca-bratten-weiss tag-stories tag-story-telling series-messy-jesus-business\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1156\" height=\"868\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24594 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rebecca-gideon-bread-1024x769.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/10\/30\/lest-we-feast-unto-our-own-judgment\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lest we feast unto our own judgment<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-30T08:00:00-05:00\">October 30, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I sometimes joke that I want to start a cooking blog where, instead of telling the same formulaic stories about \u201cmy grandmother used to make this cake,\u201d or \u201cmy family discovered this stew on vacation,\u201d I situate my recipes in dramatic fantasies and thrillers. 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