Romans

On the way to the soup kitchen, I met a man with a loaf of bread.

This text is a painful confession.

Christians have long lived in denial of our deep creaturely connections.

True character is only formed over long periods of time.

Give me your tired, your poor, those you consider dogs.

Wishes are about what we want. Hope is about what God wants.

Both Elijah and Peter face a stark reality: fear.

We can be joined by our suffering, not just separated.

It's a beautiful Sunday morning, until the pastor breaks the mood.

If it's in the first verse of Romans 5, it must be important to Paul.

I would have been embarrassed, downright ashamed to be associated with gluttons, drunkards, and sinners.

Exodus 19:2–8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1–8; Matthew 9:35–10:8

Honestly, it seems like our flesh has a massive design flaw.

Honestly, it seems like our flesh has a massive design flaw.

I mostly agree with Jeffrey Weiss about prayer. I think St. Paul would too.

I mostly agree with Jeffrey Weiss about prayer. I think St. Paul would too.

Romans 8:6–11; John 11:1–45

Romans 8:6–11; John 11:1–45

Faced with someone trying to deny me shelter from the rain, I thought, are you kidding?

The gig seemed fairly routine. Then I saw the parrots.