Scripture

The Scopes Monkey Trial and the evolution of fundamentalism

A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.

July 13, Ordinary 15C (Luke 10:25–37)

The question “Who is my neighbor?” has always been countercultural.

Just go (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20)

The people of Jesus show up empty-handed and vulnerable.

Does God care what I wear to church?

While my thinking on this question has shifted, at the core of my being there is still a well-dressed girl from Queens.

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