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Adopted as God's family (Christmas 1B) (Galatians 4:4-7)
Six markers of what this means in the wake of the incarnation.
There’s no theological education pipeline anymore
It’s been replaced by a thriving irrigation hose.
2020 has me thinking about how we experience time
Time ignores our every attempt to harness it.
Endless Advent (Luke 2:1-20; Nativity of the Lord)
And how will we know it’s Christmas?
January 17, Epiphany 2B (John 1:43–51)
The “Son of Humanity,” the “true Israelite,” and the broken places in our communities
God became flesh, but he never had breast cancer
I was diagnosed just after Christmas. It changed my perspective on the incarnation.
Our 10 most-read book reviews of 2020
Christian nationalism, reading the Bible in a pandemic, what to do about Whiteness, and more
High risk (Advent 4B) (Luke 1:26-38)
There are things I found out about myself while I was pregnant.
Who is solitude for?
David Vincent’s exhaustive tome suggests that fruitful solitude has often been linked to privilege.
Living with chronic pain without asking why
When I’m simply present to my own pain, I learn to be present to others’ pain, too.
Episode 85: Love, Actually
Matt and Adam are joined by pastor Becca Messman to sort through the strange Christmas message of Love, Actually.
What Native American political systems can teach us about power and truth telling
My Choctaw ancestors understood the cost of lies.