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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.
Postliberalism and the romantic lie
I love René Girard. I don’t love that J. D. Vance loves him, too.
June 8, Pentecost C John 14:8-17, (25-27)
John’s Gospel is permeated with an encouragement, indeed an insistence, on intimacy.
God promises never to leave us alone.
May 14, Easter 6a (John 14:15-21)
We need more than a simple “I love you.” So does Jesus.
C. S. Lewis’s wisdom on looking along a beam of light, not at it
May 7, Easter 5a (John 14:1-14)
Jesus is the dam that holds us when the levee breaks.
June 5, Pentecost C (John 14:8-17, 25-27)
The Spirit-driven tendency to undermine barriers goes all the way back to Peter and Paul.
by Greg Carey
God-as-parent is a radical metaphor
It’s not possible to parent without experiencing risk, weakness, pain, and transformation.
by Debie Thomas
The first step of repentance is telling the truth about ourselves.
The righteousness of the prude and the righteousness of the lover
Martin Luther went looking for God—and found Christ on the cross.
The righteousness of the prude and the righteousness of the lover
Martin Luther went looking for God—and found Christ on the cross.
The Spirit is present. The Spirit is working.
A playground bully, her victim, and their God
An incident in Germany reminded me who we all belong to.
by Kyle Rader
A playground bully, her victim, and their God
An incident in Germany reminded me who we all belong to.
by Kyle Rader