Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, RCL)

There are many problems with the Ten Commandments laws states are passing. One is the specific text they require schools to post.

My mother taught me what the Psalmist knew well—that a human being is one continuous interrogative prayer.

Sensing danger does not alone a prophet make.

At youth group and church camp, I learned to perform my own unworthiness. It took years to recognize the spiritual harm this caused.

The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.

Many lawmakers want to see the commandments displayed in public schools. Are they also interested in the Hebrew Bible’s ethical demands?

My friend left me his CSA share for two weeks. It changed the way I look at labor.

Jesus is in alignment with many rabbis when he asks, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath?”

Opening up space and time in our lives is one way to invite God to speak.

Isaiah’s two challenges go hand in hand.

She was a staunch observer of sabbath. It took her death for me to appreciate why.

Six ordained people tell their stories

Do antisemitic appeals to the Bible always constitute an abuse of scripture? Would that it were so simple.

My forebears were a little shortsighted with their strict sabbath codes, but they weren’t entirely wrong.

It's inevitable that the story of Jesus healing in Capernaum won't end well.

I like that Jesus isn't actually what the disciples are looking for.

Our identities—gender and otherwise—are shaped by community and God.