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April 10, Passion Sunday C (Luke 22:14-23:56)
We betray Jesus for far less than was offered to Judas.
April 10, Passion Sunday C (Luke 22:14-23:56)
We betray Jesus for far less than was offered to Judas.
April 10, Palm Sunday C (Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 19:28-40)
Even if we think we don’t need a savior, we seek one.
March 27, Lent 4C (Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32)
Sometimes anger is a window into what needs to be mended and healed.
March 20, Lent 3C (Luke 13:1-9)
Jesus obliterates our internal ledgers and points us to repentance.
March 13, Lent 2C (Luke 13:31-35)
Is the fox cunning and clever, or is it wily and untrustworthy?
March 6, Lent 1C (Luke 4:1-13)
The wilderness can be a frightening landscape that whispers from the shadows, “You’re all alone.”
Let’s see how they measure up to Indeed.com’s suggestions.
by Amy Ziettlow
February 27, Transfiguration B (Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a])
In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus—like Moses and Elijah—is a figure of departure.
by Liz Goodman
Jesus refuses at every turn to do something important, the things his neighbors thought he should do when he grew up.
Preparing for winter, preparing for God
The Spirit’s presence often feels like winter’s dry wind.
February 20, Epiphany 7 (Luke 6:27-38)
It’s a terrible fact that we have so many opportunities to love our enemies.
by Liz Goodman
February 13, Epiphany 6C (Luke 6:17–26)
Luke’s Beatitudes call us to live in the tension of a cross-shaped life.
by Amy Ziettlow
February 6, Epiphany 5C (Luke 5:1–11)
The disciples focused on what they could control: the state of their nets.
by Amy Ziettlow
Stephanie Spellers’s bold, practical wisdom for American Christians
Kenosis, solidarity, and discipleship
Stephanie Spellers’s bold, practical wisdom for American Christians
Kenosis, solidarity, and discipleship
Our baptismal covenant is a beginning, not an ending.
January 30, Epiphany 4C (1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30)
If Jesus is with the other guy, how can he be with us?
January 23, Epiphany 3 (Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21)
The word of God is living and active; it meets us where we are.
The book of Exodus includes a story about reparations for slavery
White Americans aren’t the Israelites; we’re the Egyptians. Maybe we should follow their lead.