All Saints Day
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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.
A remarkable commentary on the Qur’an and the Bible
Gabriel Said Reynolds puts the two sacred texts into respectful, honest conversation.
The Red Hen and the spirit of Eucharist
Sarah Huckabee Sanders was denied a meal at a Virginia restaurant. I wonder who's welcome at our table.
The wisdom of the African Christian practice of reverencing the dead
What would the global church look like if we all honored our ancestors as members of the communion of saints?
Rest and resurrection (Revelation 7:9-17)
From dust I came and to dust I shall return—but not forever.
November 5, All Saints A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Poverty of spirit, like any kind of poverty, is unenviable but survivable.
A feast of scriptural language
Sarah Ruden writes some of the most sumptuous words about Bible words I’ve ever read.
Jesus gives his initial sermon (Matthew 5:1–2)
The preacher is still green! Maybe we'll hear something hopeful.
January 29, Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Matthew 5:1–12)
I don’t like this. When I mourn I want to not mourn anymore.