Jeremiah

Jeremiah’s message for Judah cuts deeper than our petty loyalties.

Kings fall, tyrants pass, and hope endures in the prophets’ vision of God’s story.

Sensing danger does not alone a prophet make.

Who can teach us a wiser way of life?

It is not just his words that make Jeremiah a prophet. It is his willingness to share in the judgment.

We are surrounded by wastelands. God promises new life.

I wish Durham’s HEART program had existed when my friend Joe was killed.

It’s not that Babylon was backward. But it wasn’t home.

Jeremiah has to learn to name the reality that is right in front of him.

Jeremiah has to learn to name the reality that is right in front of him.

Jeremiah’s ministry bleeds into his humanity.

There is nothing markedly sacred about the potter’s house.

If Jeremiah sounds a bit paranoid, it is because everybody really is against him.

Trees symbolize a holy channel that faithfully stewards the power of God into the world.

The first Easter was a wrecked scene of dispirited disciples in the shadows of an insurrection.

The first Easter was a wrecked scene of dispirited disciples in the shadows of an insurrection.

The kings in the Bible feel pretty familiar.

The unfaithful shepherd sniffs out and stirs up fear, fragmenting communities.