All Saints Day (Year A, RCL)
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Seeing with clarity
You can live a long time off a vision like the transfiguration. But there is much else in this world we must look at, from which we dare not avert our eyes.
February 1, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1–12)
In life, death, and resurrection, nothing is lost—no one is lost.
Reviled for Jesus’ sake
One of the clearest ways God says yes to Christians is when unjust authorities hate us.
Lamb power (Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30)
Just when victory should be a show of power, the vulnerable lamb appears, standing as if slain.
Words to remember (Psalm 34:1-10, 22)
Psalm 34 is like balm to the weary spirit and nourishment to the hungry soul.
November 1, All Saints Day (1 John 3:1–3)
“Children of God” is a name we do not earn and do not work for.
January 29, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Luke’s Beatitudes are for the poor. What if Matthew’s are, too?
God-as-parent is a radical metaphor
It’s not possible to parent without experiencing risk, weakness, pain, and transformation.
From Dante to Tina Fey, a romp through history with Jesus’ Beatitudes
Blessed are those who read this wise and lovely book.
November 1, All Saints A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Eight upside-down blessings for a pandemic world
February 2, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1–12; Micah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31)
Matthew’s Beatitudes are meant to give comfort, not to challenge.
The great multitude (Revelation 7:9-17)
As theophanies go, this one is oddly comforting.