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The Christmas of Baby Tommy
We raised our kids without a religious narrative. My young son stumbled upon one on his own.
After every election, I turn to Tolstoy
His challenges to the left and right alike are devastating and timely.
December 15, Advent 3C (Luke 3:7-18)
I am struck by just how different my baptism prep process is from John the Baptist’s.
Unfinished business (Philippians 1:3-11)
Paul challenges us to consider what really matters.
The grace of apocalyptic imagination
As the depth of the climate crisis is revealed, our despair grows. But God hovers at the edge of doom.
Respecting the Ten Commandments, in all their ambiguity
I’m posting them in my classroom—and teaching my students about how people interpret them differently.
The gift of words
Here are some books and other wordy presents the CC staff will be putting under the tree this year.
What is poetry in the face of war?
Mosab Abu Toha’s poems are about Gaza. Reading them I saw all people who suffer.
Microbes in the manger
God is humbly present in every living creature. Maybe closer than we’ve imagined.
Eight homilies for practicing presence
Rabbi Sharon Brous believes we can build beloved community simply by showing up for one another.
Sheer vulnerability
The nakedness of the incarnation reframes what it means to be strong.
December 8, Advent 2C (Baruch 5:1-9; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6)
Being baptized requires becoming vulnerable to at least one other person.
The days are coming (Jeremiah 33:14-16)
We are surrounded by wastelands. God promises new life.
Episode 44: Biblical scholar and theologian Peter Enns, author of Curveball
A conversation with Peter Enns about the book of Jonah, quantum physics, God, and more
Music for the apocalypse
Growing up, I never understood the book of Revelation. Then I started listening to Black Sabbath.