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Living by the Word

August 22, Ordinary 21B (Psalm 84)

In Psalm 84, an expectant swallow makes her nest in the temple.
by Austin Crenshaw Shelley
July 27, 2021

Living by the Word

August 15, Ordinary 20B (1 Kings 2:10–12; 3:3–14)

Solomon has everything—and still, he seeks transformation.
by Julian DeShazier
July 20, 2021

Living by the Word

August 8, Ordinary 19B (2 Samuel 18:5–9, 15, 31–33)

David, Absalom, and the dangers of “hanging between heaven and earth”
by Julian DeShazier
July 13, 2021

Living by the Word

August 1, Ordinary 18B (John 6:24–35)

“Trust me!” Jesus says, and the more he says it, the less the crowd is inclined to go along.
by Daniel Schultz
July 6, 2021

Faith Matters

Is there no other prophet to consult?

Amid our dying empires and institutions, we might recall the story of King Ahab.
by Brian Bantum
July 5, 2021

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