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In Review: 
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Sue Monk Kidd imagines Jesus with a strong-willed wife

The Book of Longings offers a rare glimpse into the interior lives of women in the biblical world.
by Kaethe Schwehn July 29, 2020

Living by the Word

August 23, 21A (Exodus 1:8-2:10)

When the privileged and the helpless are called into holy conspiracy
by Liddy Barlow
July 28, 2020

Books

In Review: 

Interpreting Jesus’ healings as a conflict with purity laws is dead wrong

Jesus’ conflict, Matthew Thiessen argues, was with the forces of death.
by Greg Carey July 22, 2020

Living by the Word

August 16, 20A (Genesis 45:1-15)

Is the Joseph story just an old unsophisticated morality trope?
by Michael Fick
July 21, 2020

Living by the Word

August 9, 19A (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b)

Small graces can give us hope—even in the pit.
by Michael Fick
July 14, 2020

Living by the Word

August 2, 18A (Genesis 32:22–31)

Who is Jacob wrestling with?
by Gary V. Simpson
July 7, 2020

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