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The audacity to preach the gospel
Will Willimon tells preachers to put aside sentimentality.
Immigration law and the politics of disgust
How Pharaoh treated the Hebrews and how the US has treated my people
Immigration law and the politics of disgust
How Pharaoh treated the Hebrews and how the US has treated my people
A tent for outdoor worship
The stark liturgical space that Harvard Episcopal chaplain Rita Powell envisioned before COVID is now a reality.
When the wildfires came to my house, I remembered the garden of Eden
Here in Oregon, the consequences of our actions are burning all around us.
When the wildfires came to my house, I remembered the garden of Eden
Here in Oregon, the consequences of our actions are burning all around us.
August 16, 20A (Genesis 45:1-15)
Is the Joseph story just an old unsophisticated morality trope?
by Michael Fick
But that doesn't necessarily mean the sacraments belong there.
August 9, 19A (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b)
Small graces can give us hope—even in the pit.
by Michael Fick
Sometimes we don’t see what’s right in front of us.
The gift of nurturing small things during isolation
What deep desire do my sourdough starter and jade clippings represent?
The gift of nurturing small things during isolation
What deep desire do my sourdough starter and jade clippings represent?
July 5, Ordinary Time 14A (Genesis 24:34–38, 42–49, 58–67)
Doesn’t God have better things to do than arrange marriages?
by Diane Roth
Let’s not pretend that God hid secret Jesus messages in the Hebrew Bible like Easter eggs.
by Greg Carey
Let’s not pretend that God hid secret Jesus messages in the Hebrew Bible like Easter eggs.
by Greg Carey
June 14, Ordinary 11 (Genesis 18:1–15, 21:1–7)
Sarah wasn’t the first member of her household to laugh at God.
by Greg Carey