Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary readings by preachers, writers, and biblical scholars
Putting on the clothing of the new self is a metaphor of extravagance.
Jesus addresses a God who is beyond the human horizon and yet part of the household.
God’s rage will not be held at bay.
Mr. Rogers turns the self-protecting question, “Who is my neighbor?” into a self-expanding invitation.
God’s saving work is never too big for ordinary moments or casual conversations.
Following Jesus is not something to do later.
Psalms 42 and 43 remind us of the ways a spiritual practice can prepare us for whatever trials we meet in life.
Wisdom is frisky and frolicking. She reminds us that God created our impulse to learn and to grow.
John’s Gospel is permeated with an encouragement, indeed an insistence, on intimacy.
The question of unity always raises another question: On whose terms?
People who have died do not typically eat fish, nor expound upon the scriptures, nor stand among us to offer a blessing and then get whisked away into heaven.
Again and again, God comes near and changes everything.
Jesus’ new commandment isn’t about who we should love. It’s about how.
Jesus is very clear: Snatchers, no snatching!
John tells us the mother of all fish stories.
Why wasn’t Thomas with the others? Why did he eventually return?
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