February 5 Ep5A Isaiah 58 1 12
In our three-year lectionary cycle, most Hebrew Bible texts come up once at most. Isaiah 58 is assigned five times. We justice-minded Christians tend to find additional reasons to turn to it as well.
In our three-year lectionary cycle, most Hebrew Bible texts come up once at most. Isaiah 58 is assigned five times. We justice-minded Christians tend to find additional reasons to turn to it as well.
If so, what did he mean?
Jacques Ellul diagnosed the problem. Paul Patton and Robert Woods offer some solutions.
If God is our salvation and stronghold, why are we just as vulnerable as anyone else?
The mental maps we make tell us who we are and where we belong.
What are you looking for? It’s a good question, maybe the only question.
River baptisms are becoming a casualty of polluted waters.
They’re selling marriage as a promise and a return on investment. It’s both misguided and genuinely appealing.
At her funeral, I gathered with scholars, family, and friends to celebrate the womanist theologian’s world-changing gifts.