Revelation

The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.

The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.

Just when victory should be a show of power, the vulnerable lamb appears, standing as if slain.

In Revelation, Jesus is the Weird Barbie of lambs.

God swallowing up death indicates the ultimate defeat of sorrow and chaos.

God swallowing up death indicates the ultimate defeat of sorrow and chaos.

While struggling with this question as a church songwriter, I came up with six guidelines.

When our church offered Rosa sanctuary, our ordinary habits became a politics of hospitality.

When our church offered Rosa sanctuary, our ordinary habits became a politics of hospitality.

The reading from Revelation skips over lines that will likely put off many hearers.

Given the environmental future we’re facing, we would do well to address it with resurrection hope.

It often works pretty well for us.

It often works pretty well for us.

Most days I hover somewhere between Adam’s “I was afraid” and John of Patmos’s “Come, Lord Jesus.”

Each tree in my neighborhood is the tree of life.

Each tree in my neighborhood is the tree of life.

As theophanies go, this one is oddly comforting.

At the heart of each lesson is storytelling and wondering.