By Elizabeth Evans Hagan Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount, “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” are among the phrases most quoted and memorized by many of us in seeking to be followers of…
Our brothers, our sisters, our friends
By Elizabeth Evans Hagan Egypt and its political future has been on all of our minds recently, especially if we have ears at all turned toward the Middle East. Questions swirl: “What will happen if Mubarak leaves office?” “How will…
Wailing women
By Elizabeth Evans Hagan It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke — an imam, a rabbi and a Baptist and an evangelical pastor spend 10 days together in Jerusalem — but for me, this week, such is true….
Love, your favorite heretic
By Elizabeth Evans Hagan I got a thank-you e-mail the other day from one of my friends who does not regularly attend church. She signed the message: “Love, your favorite heretic.” This is a friend with whom I often talk…
Behind the wizard’s curtain, humans
By Elizabeth Evans Hagan As a child, I would beam with delight when I was able to watch the beloved 1939 film adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz. There’s truly something magical about a story in which…
Being off duty as a pastor
By Elizabeth Evans Hagan While I have great respect for the work of my Episcopal and Catholic clergy friends, I am glad that I’m not one of them. Not because of theology or tradition or even the clergy pay structure,…