Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, RCL)
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Does God care what I wear to church?
While my thinking on this question has shifted, at the core of my being there is still a well-dressed girl from Queens.
An ungovernable faith
By refusing to swear oaths, 16th-century Anabaptists took away the state’s primary tool for control.
God’s maternal love
I wonder if what I felt, feared, and learned as a young mother mirrors what God experiences when she tries to feed us.
As a pastor, it’s my job to pay attention
In the Mennonite tradition, we are all priests. But I still have a particular role to play.
Extravagant consumption
For Jesus, the inverse of scarcity isn’t abundance—it’s accumulation.
Who is the mother of Israel?
In the Hebrew Bible, God’s love is maternal.
God-as-parent is a radical metaphor
It’s not possible to parent without experiencing risk, weakness, pain, and transformation.
by Debie Thomas
Jesus the poet
We are invited to bring the rich resources of our senses and imaginations into the realm of faith.
by Debie Thomas
Sunday, October 16: Matthew 22:15-22
According to Isaiah, God has a tattoo!