Approaching religious pluralism through the Bible’s other brothers
Tyler Mayfield offers a fresh look at Cain, Ishmael, and Esau.
Scripture
In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus—like Moses and Elijah—is a figure of departure.
It’s a terrible fact that we have so many opportunities to love our enemies.
In Matthew, the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer for enemies.
There’s just one oak left at Mamre.
Luke’s Beatitudes call us to live in the tension of a cross-shaped life.
The disciples focused on what they could control: the state of their nets.
If Jesus is with the other guy, how can he be with us?
The word of God is living and active; it meets us where we are.
White Americans aren’t the Israelites; we’re the Egyptians. Maybe we should follow their lead.
The wedding at Cana is a reminder that Jesus’ kingdom is a miraculous kingdom—a mystical kingdom.
Moving beyond amicable consensus to productive discomfort
That God would fight for Israel is meant to elicit horror.
When we resist the powers that oppress this world, we are baptized through fire.
Theology is not popularly understood to be a landscape where dreams are welcome.
