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The cares of this world seem only to multiply.
How can we know which suffering is generative and which is pointless?
May 10, Easter 6A (John 14:15–21; 1 Peter 3:13–22)
Blessed are the poor, in ways that make no earthly sense.
May 10, Easter 6A (John 14:15–21; 1 Peter 3:13–22)
Blessed are the poor, in ways that make no earthly sense.
Jelly Roll’s Grammy speech was a heartfelt testimony to the power of a relationship with Jesus.
May 3, Easter 5A, (1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14)
The soul is not a tiny gem or a needle in a haystack, hidden away or easily crushed.
The menacing turn in our politics
Too many powerful people in public positions today refuse to repudiate the language of threat.
It’s one thing to suffer in the context of doing something bad, but suffering while doing good?
I think the women at the prison where I preach know what the psalmist knew.
There's more than one way to taste and see the goodness of God.
Seeing the crucified Christ in my wife’s C-section
I see love incarnate in suffering flesh, a body bearing a body in pain for love.
by Brad East
In Revelation, faithful testimony is peaceable—not necessarily civil
The disruptive way of the Lamb
by Greg Carey
In Revelation, faithful testimony is peaceable—not necessarily civil
The disruptive way of the Lamb
by Greg Carey
In Revelation, faithful testimony is peaceable—not necessarily civil
The disruptive way of the Lamb
by Greg Carey
At the airport, waiting to put her on the plane, we cast our shared anxiety on God.
On Good Shepherd Sunday, it's tempting to wander there beside the still waters.
May 14, Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16; 1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14
by Enuma Okoro
April 23, Second Sunday of Easter
1 Peter 1:3–9, John 20:19–31
Belief in the incarnation places suffering bodies within the realm of Christian responsibility.