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April 19, Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
When I say the creeds, Pilate’s name stands as a warning back to myself.
April 18, Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
Foot washing expresses John’s vision of communion.
April 7, Fifth Sunday in Lent (John 12:1–8)
Judas is right: what Mary does makes no sense.
April 7, Fifth Sunday in Lent (John 12:1–8)
Judas is right: what Mary does makes no sense.
Six traits of a pluralist Christian vision of human flourishing
Can Christianity make universal claims without being exclusivist?
by Miroslav Volf and Matt Croasmun
Six traits of a pluralist Christian vision of human flourishing
Can Christianity make universal claims without being exclusivist?
by Miroslav Volf and Matt Croasmun
I think the disciples were a bit like detectives.
Living water isn’t just a metaphor
On the cross, Jesus needed actual water. No one gave him any.
Living water isn’t just a metaphor
On the cross, Jesus needed actual water. No one gave him any.
Living water isn’t just a metaphor
On the cross, Jesus needed actual water. No one gave him any.
The relics in Jerusalem didn’t move me. Why?
For some reason, I couldn’t find the holy in the holy rocks everyone else was venerating.
by Amy Frykholm
January 20, Epiphany 2C (1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11)
Miracles can be hard work.
How Arvo Pärt speaks prayer into a secular world
The composer sees his music as an interplay between suffering and consolation, loss and hope.
How Arvo Pärt speaks prayer into a secular world
The composer sees his music as an interplay between suffering and consolation, loss and hope.
Jesus acts in response to real human suffering and actual human tears.
by Tito Madrazo
Jesus acts in response to real human suffering and actual human tears.
by Tito Madrazo
November 25, Reign of Christ B (John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8)
The cross is both foundation and anti-foundation, a disturber of worlds.
by Brad Roth
November 1, All Saints B (John 11:32-44)
What does it mean that Jesus weeps, when he knows Lazarus will be raised from the dead?
by Tito Madrazo