Tuesday of Holy Week

As I face unexpected early retirement, I tell myself that the answer is not yet known.

God’s son wouldn’t be exposed to the heinous death on a cross; he would escape it by using a power given by God.

Enemies are quite common in the Psalms, sometimes with deadly intent.

This is a fearful time, especially for those who are being targeted by some of the currents of our cultural wars.

“If you really want to live you’ve gotta die” is a puzzle that could leave you off kilter your whole life long.

Christians have an opportunity to eschew euphemisms and talk honestly about mortality.

On Christmas morning, he told us: he was considering suicide.

I don’t know if this is the pandemic’s end game. I do know that new things are already being born in us.

In ancient Israel, priests were the gates through which God poured mercy.

He faces it.

I'm giving thanks for the very personal ways I am blessed by people acting outside their job descriptions.

Matthew’s Beatitudes are meant to give comfort, not to challenge.

Jesus’ hearers are well-acquainted with calamity and crisis.

Not just suffering

The composer sees his music as an interplay between suffering and consolation, loss and hope.