In the Hebrew Bible, God’s love is maternal.
Scripture
While he has everyone’s attention, Jesus challenges the conventional dinner seating practices.
If Jeremiah sounds a bit paranoid, it is because everybody really is against him.
To plant anything—even hope—is a risk.
Animal midrash
Jewish scholar Laura Duhan-Kaplan opens our eyes to biblical birds, insects, and mammals.
In the shadow of uncertainty, fear and hope look similar.
The lilies of the field don’t have student loans.
If Hosea is a factual account, it’s horrific. If it’s an allegory, it’s still horrific.
I wonder whether Martha could feel cared for by Jesus.
Zaccheus doesn't mind the indignity of scrambling up a tree, as long as he’s on top.
The prophets God sends among us are often vilified, distorted, and silenced.
The Bible’s imprints on US politics are noticeably masculine
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza wants us to reform our collective subconscious.
At last the protests fade away and we come to seven little splashes in the Jordan river.
No one who [fill in the blank] is fit for the kingdom. Ouch.
God never intended for Elijah to carry the full weight of challenging the halls of power.
