2 Samuel
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Giving to be forgiven: Alms in the Bible
In the Bible, forgiveness involves repayment of what is owed. One way to pay down the debt is through charity to the poor.
Giving to be forgiven: Alms in the Bible
In the Bible, forgiveness involves repayment of what is owed. One way to pay down the debt is through charity to the poor.
Another disappointing story
David Petraeus's failings aren't the same as his biblical namesake's. No one went to die so he could bed Paula Broadwell. Still, we expected more.
Sunday, July 29, 2012: 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Ephesians 3:14-21
David stares at us out of a mirror and shows us our capacity for sinning.
Open paths: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:26-38, 47-55
My favorite Christmas book is The Donkey’s Dream, which is about the journey Mary and Joseph made to Bethlehem. Meant for young children, Barbara Helen Berger’s story is a brilliant and subtle work of theology. Or perhaps antitheology, as it allows simple images to tell us more than words can convey about what the incarnation signifies.
God’s entrance: 2 Samuel 7:1-16; Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel bursts into the life of an ordinary young woman without permission, terrifying her.