Day of Pentecost (Year 2, NL)

What would Frederick Buechner say about the world’s persistent hunger for gladless jobs?

Have you ever tried to watch the wind? Good luck.

The early Black church understood that the church is not just a place for worship—it is a launching pad for liberation.

Some resurrection stories carry wounds we must not ignore.

I am struck by how Christ’s desert experience relies on inner convictions resisting an external voice.

To speak Black Church is to dwell in a world of metaphors about a God who is engaged in the lives of Black people.

Life in Christ calls for a new kind of seeing and knowing.

Sometimes ministry functions like a group project at school.

Liberal Anglicans and Methodists often face a tension between LGBTQ inclusion and anti-colonialism. But we don’t have to choose.

If they had been the ones presiding over Jesus’ trial, says biblical scholar Israel Knohl, there wouldn’t have been a crucifixion.

Acts points us to a better communion, one that preserves and celebrates diversity.

Growing up bilingual primed me to see the gifts offered at Babel and Pentecost.

We fix our gaze on the cross because if we look away we will miss something vital.

My life must be lived as a response to something beyond myself and my material needs.

The Duke Chapel dean writes as if the Holy Spirit makes all the difference for faithful preaching—and anti-racism.

In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.

“Each of the typical approaches has problems. The best solution would be to change the lectionary.”