Day of Pentecost (Year 3, NL)

Have you ever tried to watch the wind? Good luck.

The early Black church understood that the church is not just a place for worship—it is a launching pad for liberation.

Some resurrection stories carry wounds we must not ignore.

The war in Iran underscores what was already evident: Trump goes on instinct, and his instinct is to dominate others.

I’m sure there are good uses for AI in our churches. Prayer and preaching aren’t among them.

Jesus addresses a God who is beyond the human horizon and yet part of the household.

To speak Black Church is to dwell in a world of metaphors about a God who is engaged in the lives of Black people.

Acts points us to a better communion, one that preserves and celebrates diversity.

Growing up bilingual primed me to see the gifts offered at Babel and Pentecost.

The dams on the Klamath River are coming down. Their removal reflects a very different theology than their construction.

The Duke Chapel dean writes as if the Holy Spirit makes all the difference for faithful preaching—and anti-racism.

How could Jesus assume that all those who heard him preach would never treat their children in such a way?

What does freedom in Christ taste like?

Luke slows down to elaborate the diversity of the crowd—simply for the pleasure of it.

To say creation is ex nihilo is to say that divine love is the only power at work in the creation of everything.

Five new books about Luke and Acts

Blessed are those who read this wise and lovely book.

Most days I hover somewhere between Adam’s “I was afraid” and John of Patmos’s “Come, Lord Jesus.”

Maybe we should see Pentecost as a celebration of land and labor in which the Holy Spirt is made known.

Six markers of what this means in the wake of the incarnation.