John

How can we know which suffering is generative and which is pointless?

Blessed are the poor, in ways that make no earthly sense.

Blessed are the poor, in ways that make no earthly sense.

Jelly Roll’s Grammy speech was a heartfelt testimony to the power of a relationship with Jesus.

The soul is not a tiny gem or a needle in a haystack, hidden away or easily crushed.

When Jesus’ hearers don’t understand him, is it because they are spiritual doofuses? Or is non-understanding part of Jesus’ intent?

Animals know kindness from cruelty—even sheep, who are not the sharpest tools in the shed.

Some resurrection stories carry wounds we must not ignore.

Some resurrection stories carry wounds we must not ignore.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows us what Good Friday preaching ought to do.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows us what Good Friday preaching ought to do.

Stigmata assert identity and collective memory through self-scarred skin. What if we read the Thomas story through a tattoo hermeneutic?

Stigmata assert identity and collective memory through self-scarred skin. What if we read the Thomas story through a tattoo hermeneutic?

Stigmata assert identity and collective memory through self-scarred skin. What if we read the Thomas story through a tattoo hermeneutic?

Jesus is crucified while the world goes on as usual.

Jesus is crucified while the world goes on as usual.

Overcoming the reluctance to be served requires something that looks and feels a lot like faith.

When the bottom drops out of our world, I think most of us find ourselves preferring the old status quo.

Dry bones don’t resurrect themselves.

Dry bones don’t resurrect themselves.