Psalm 139

It is important to consider how others may hear these beloved words.

One of the reasons I left my childhood faith tradition is that I didn’t feel what I was supposed to feel.

Christ harrows hell, and nowhere are we beyond the hand that holds that harrow.

I’m throwing in my lot with the poets and painters, the novelists and songwriters.

I like that Jesus isn't actually what the disciples are looking for.

Our identities—gender and otherwise—are shaped by community and God.

Nine trans Christians tell their stories.

Here in Tidewater, Virginia, we make our way from city to city via a series of tunnels. As we approach each tunnel a series of signs warn us: “No HAZMATS” and “HAZMATS must exit here.” Trucks carrying hazardous materials of one sort or another provide a danger anywhere, but in tunnels the risk is magnified.

John Calvin grounded our need to know God in our createdness: "What is the chief end of human life?" he asked, and answered, "To know God by whom we were created." This yearning is not the same as our need to "know" other human beings.

John Calvin grounded our need to know God in our createdness: "What is the chief end of human life?" he asked, and answered, "To know God by whom we were created." This yearning is not the same as our need to "know" other human beings.

If you’re Eli, you’re not sleeping that well when the boy comes trotting in to disturb you with his nonsense.