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In Romans 8, Paul moves from argument to testimony.
by Libby Howe
Living by kinship, not consumption
When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.
Living by kinship, not consumption
When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.
Living by kinship, not consumption
When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.
Living by kinship, not consumption
When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.
Living by kinship, not consumption
When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.
Living by kinship, not consumption
When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.
July 23, Ordinary 16A (Romans 8:12–25)
Hope has not seen, and hope does not know.
July 23, Ordinary 16A (Romans 8:12–25)
Hope has not seen, and hope does not know.
July 23, Ordinary 16A (Romans 8:12–25)
Hope has not seen, and hope does not know.
July 23, Ordinary 16A (Romans 8:12–25)
Hope has not seen, and hope does not know.
The waters of baptism remember
What was the earthy taste of river water telling me?
God’s Spirit before birth and after death
When words fail, the church sings—especially on Trinity Sunday.
Thinking better about autism
Grant Macaskill’s reflection on neurodiversity becomes a stimulus to renewal of faith.
by Samuel Wells
Thinking better about autism
Grant Macaskill’s reflection on neurodiversity becomes a stimulus to renewal of faith.
by Samuel Wells
N. T. Wright and Walter Brueggemann look to the Bible for wisdom during the pandemic
They both resist easy answers to the problem of suffering.
N. T. Wright and Walter Brueggemann look to the Bible for wisdom during the pandemic
They both resist easy answers to the problem of suffering.
N. T. Wright and Walter Brueggemann look to the Bible for wisdom during the pandemic
They both resist easy answers to the problem of suffering.
This passage from Paul is one that has been used to inflict pain upon LGBTQ people.