15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, RCL)

Those of us who wrestle with God have no guarantee that things will turn out well.

In Matthew, the actions of the community of faith do not affect the coming of the kingdom—but they do matter.

This guy Jacob is diabolical.

The day of the Lord is terrifying.

Song-Mi Suzie Park shows that ahav is dense, powerful, political, and divine.

When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.

The Parable of the Sower gives the preacher an opportunity to teach about the gift of parables.

I haven’t always embraced the particularity of God.

So I took a new name—as many characters in the Bible do.

“Jesus was preaching to people who were in the middle of the worst farming and fishing crisis yet.”

This passage from Paul is one that has been used to inflict pain upon LGBTQ people.

What if all the energy we spent on taming the flesh were channeled toward loving the world?

Biblical scholar Mari Joerstad and indigenous activist Nick Estes challenge our human-centered worldview.

Enemies are real. They are also closer to us than we may care to imagine.

If it were easy, we would have it all figured out already.

The sower just seems to hope that the seeds will find the right kind of soil, while doing little to ensure that is the case.