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Bruised and blessed by scripture
My hermeneutic of suspicion wasn’t enough. I needed a hermeneutic of the hip.
by Emmy Kegler
February 24, Epiphany 7C (Genesis 45:3–11, 15; Luke 6:27–38)
What if I’m the cheek-slapper, the thief, the opportunist?
February 24, Epiphany 7C (Genesis 45:3–11, 15; Luke 6:27–38)
What if I’m the cheek-slapper, the thief, the opportunist?
How Arvo Pärt speaks prayer into a secular world
The composer sees his music as an interplay between suffering and consolation, loss and hope.
Two new (very different) Old Testament translations
Is it man or humanity? Ark or chest?
Two new (very different) Old Testament translations
Is it man or humanity? Ark or chest?
Two new (very different) Old Testament translations
Is it man or humanity? Ark or chest?
Two new (very different) Old Testament translations
Is it man or humanity? Ark or chest?
Two new (very different) Old Testament translations
Is it man or humanity? Ark or chest?
Two new (very different) Old Testament translations
Is it man or humanity? Ark or chest?
Our behavior doesn’t change the claim Jesus makes on us.
4 Bible storybooks that leave space for children’s imagination
In God's kingdom, sometimes less is more.
In college, I changed my name to Rachel. It didn't stick.
Struggling with whether to abandon my Korean name made me think about the queerness in all of our identities.
In college, I changed my name to Rachel. It didn't stick.
Struggling with whether to abandon my Korean name made me think about the queerness in all of our identities.
In college, I changed my name to Rachel. It didn't stick.
Struggling with whether to abandon my Korean name made me think about the queerness in all of our identities.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's theological trouble
The Jesuit scientist questioned whether humans are descended from Adam. It got him exiled.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's theological trouble
The Jesuit scientist questioned whether humans are descended from Adam. It got him exiled.