In the stitched-together story of Advent, we wrestle with each other’s certainties.
Scripture
What the Bible actually says about abortion, slavery, and other controversial topics
Should scripture inform our ethics? How, and which parts?
It’s troubling to imagine the Son of man arriving with criminal intent.
The unfaithful shepherd sniffs out and stirs up fear, fragmenting communities.
This Reformation Day, I'm preaching the Gospel text from the lectionary.
Jesus’ hearers are well-acquainted with calamity and crisis.
The poetry of Genesis 1 invites us into a sort of palliative care for the earth.
Resurrection is where God is—across generations, across circumstances.
Take & read: New Testament
Recent books that are shaping discussions in New Testament studies
Jesus mourns a human existence unconcerned with the needs of the whole.
Candida Moss asks what bodily resurrection means
How early Christians thought about bodies and how we do
Jesus' characters aren't nuanced; they're all elbows and ankles.
Amos has some concerns.
