Can we behave ourselves into love?
Scripture
Paul encourages his readers to trust an outcome they cannot yet see.
Looking for God in the murkiness of human relationships.
Maybe Jesus’ tears at Bethany come from more than grief.
I want to be like Lizzo when I grow up.
Robert Alter’s Hebrew Bible translation is at once accurate and eloquent
Precision and beauty have kissed.
We need each other—and we can reach for each other.
Maybe Jesus’ words aren’t about me, my family, or my sacrifices. Maybe they’re about him.
“Being in Jesus” is John’s theological language to describe a state of communion essential for our faith.
I've long identified with Mary's fire. Now I want to learn from Elizabeth.
Sometimes the terror we know is more tolerable than the peace we can’t imagine.
This seems to be par for the course.
The psalmist calls for something that is hard for us to imagine.
“If we don’t understand the Judaism of Jesus’ time, how can we understand him and his message?”
