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August 30, 22A (Matthew 16:21-28)
Following Jesus means the human things and the divine things will overlap.
by Liddy Barlow
God wants God's people to be free.
Maybe this really is a time of divine judgment
Amid pandemic and protest, will we turn to each other and live?
Perhaps this verse has been lifted out of its context by design.
by Diane Roth
What I’d like to say to President Trump about the Bible
I’d tell him a secret I learned from Eugene Peterson.
What happens when we are the refugees, the strangers, and the dying?
by Diane Roth
Jesus keeps saying, “Do not be afraid.” But there’s so much to be afraid of.
by Diane Roth
When we read scripture backward
by Greg Carey
Matthew's writing is terse. This hasn't stopped some from imagining grimmer details.
Matthew's writing is terse. This hasn't stopped some from imagining grimmer details.
What kind of faith gets you through 25 years in a refugee camp?
In October of 1989, word came down from Moscow: the peace prayers in Leipzig must be stopped.
April 5, Palm Sunday A (Matthew 21:1–11)
Triumphal entries have a certain formula. Jesus does it all wrong.
April 5, Passion Sunday A (Matthew 26:14–27:66)
The story of Jesus’ unjust trial and wrongful conviction must not be romanticized.
April 5, Passion Sunday A (Matthew 26:14–27:66)
The story of Jesus’ unjust trial and wrongful conviction must not be romanticized.
In lieu of giving up social media, adding a "Finsta" account could be a spiritual practice for Lent.
by Amy Ziettlow
What would Jesus say about it?
by Amy Ziettlow
Loving your political enemy at the National Prayer Breakfast
Arthur Brooks gave the room an important assignment. President Trump turned it down.
How can we live together as God’s people, people who flow with God’s eternal life?