Living between the Bible s first and last prayers
Most days I hover somewhere between Adam’s “I was afraid” and John of Patmos’s “Come, Lord Jesus.”
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A psychological thriller about four Israeli women and their biblical role models
Sarah Blau’s protagonists are childless by choice. Herein lies the danger.
July 25 Ordinary 17B 2 Samuel 11 1 15
Scripture does not accept David's behavior for business as usual, and neither should we.
Seven things I learned by teaching a Me Too Bible class
Scripture is filled with sexual violence. So, we learned, are our own lives.
How the midwives Shiphrah and Puah mock the violence of empire
They use Pharaoh’s tools to dismantle oppression.
July 18 Ordinary 16B 2 Samuel 7 1 14a
God promises to build a bayit, a house. But not one with boundaries.
“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”
My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.
The distortions of the God Bless the USA Bible
The conflation of Christianity and American patriotism has never done either one any favors.
July 11 Ordinary 15B 2 Samuel 6 1 5 12b 19
The gap in the lectionary’s account of the return of the Ark of the Covenant echoes a pattern we have seen too often in our country.
July 4 Ordinary 14B 2 Samuel 5 1 5 9 10
Whatever else David is, he is recognizably human and not a fairy-tale king.