“Being in Jesus” is John’s theological language to describe a state of communion essential for our faith.
Easter | Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Acts 16:16-34 (Psalm 97); Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26
Jesus wants us all around the table. That can be really, really hard.
May 14, 2019
One of the gifts of the lectionary is that a biblical text wears different vestments depending on when it shows up for Christian worship.
by Gail Ramshaw
May 5, 2016
The reading from Revelation 22 concludes the book’s resurrection songs: the baptized enjoy the fruits of the tree of life. But the tree is not merely one of the countless archetypal trees that religions and cultures everywhere have imagined.
by Gail Ramshaw
April 19, 2016
The Bible's images for God must be taken in an analogical sense. Yet the Bible exhibits no anxiety about using them.
April 29, 2015