Jesus is the thief, and the powers of this world own the house in which we’re waiting.
Living by the Word
Reflections on the lectionary readings by pastors, preachers, and biblical scholars
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Some rights reserved by Abdallah A. Mansour.
This is a funny story. We laugh. But we're laughing at ourselves.
What if, when praying for our daily bread, we had real food in mind?
This is one of those stories that provokes howls of rage.
Can we behave ourselves into love?
I want to be like Lizzo when I grow up.
Maybe Jesus’ words aren’t about me, my family, or my sacrifices. Maybe they’re about him.
Sometimes the terror we know is more tolerable than the peace we can’t imagine.
To know any truth about God, we must be drawn into the life of the Trinity. But how?
Poor Philip just needs a little more from God. I know how he feels.
Jesus wants us all around the table. That can be really, really hard.
It can be excruciating to long for something just out of reach.
Like a girl jumping double dutch, Jesus has perfect timing.
Here we find Jesus speaking in language both mystical and matter of fact.
Tabitha is dead, but the evidence of her work still lives.
