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Hagar recognizes God’s presence where others might only see abandonment.
In Genesis, Sarai is a profoundly underwritten character.
June 7, Ordinary 10A (Genesis 12:1–9)
All of the narrative details in the call of Abram story reinforce a single point: God commands Abram to go, and Abram goes.
The creation story gives us a glimpse of the nature of God whom we name as the Holy Trinity.
by Brian Maas
The creation story gives us a glimpse of the nature of God whom we name as the Holy Trinity.
by Brian Maas
What kind of man will I be when the world burns?
Tim Winton’s novel Juice tackles climate change, masculinity, and violence.
The genders within us
I am more and more convinced that trans people’s gender multiplicity will point us to our collective liberation.
The genders within us
I am more and more convinced that trans people’s gender multiplicity will point us to our collective liberation.
The genders within us
I am more and more convinced that trans people’s gender multiplicity will point us to our collective liberation.
The genders within us
I am more and more convinced that trans people’s gender multiplicity will point us to our collective liberation.
The genders within us
I am more and more convinced that trans people’s gender multiplicity will point us to our collective liberation.
Hope arrives in the present tense
Living in the liturgical present makes salvation a story about us, not just the past.
Hope arrives in the present tense
Living in the liturgical present makes salvation a story about us, not just the past.
Hope arrives in the present tense
Living in the liturgical present makes salvation a story about us, not just the past.
The Hebrew Bible’s map(s) of the land of Israel
God promises Israel to the Jews 16 times—and each time, the borders are different.
The Hebrew Bible’s map(s) of the land of Israel
God promises Israel to the Jews 16 times—and each time, the borders are different.
While there is much in the Fall story that might be healing, its primary legacy has been . . . well, “hurtful” seems far too weak a word.
While there is much in the Fall story that might be healing, its primary legacy has been . . . well, “hurtful” seems far too weak a word.
Unrealized potential
It is time for men to embrace our capacity to care for people without applause.
Learning in pieces
Theological education may be fracturing, but there’s wisdom and beauty in the fragments.