A New Testament that connects the heart languages of First Nations people
The translators hope that “the colonial language that was forced upon us can now serve our people in a good way.”
Scripture
Like the disciples at the ascension, we need a little help with interpretation.
It’s not possible to parent without experiencing risk, weakness, pain, and transformation.
Now we tend to see it as a virtue—at least for some people.
Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.
Abundance is not always God’s modus operandi.
Peter is hardly the first person to challenge the status quo because of something God told him in a dream.
Giving women a voice at the seder table
Poet and liturgist Marcia Falk attempts to correct the gender bias of the traditional Passover Haggadah.
Tabitha’s community embraces her in her season after loss.
They put us in touch with essential things that we know to be dear or wrong.
The apostle Paul’s overlooked supporting cast
Thomas might be the patron saint of a secular age.
When my arm is stretched out and blood is trickling out of me, I find myself thinking of Jesus.
Miriam, Esther, and other biblical non-mothers
Lisa Wilson Davison showcases women who thrive despite—and perhaps because of—their childfree state.
Mary has no hand to clutch or shoulder to lean on.
