Sunday’s Coming

On Good Friday, Jesus turns the power of the state on its head.

Being a part of a community requires allowing others to care for us, even the parts we hope to keep hidden.

Perhaps the psalmist is referring to limestone, important to ancient civilizations for construction and also as an agricultural and dietary aid.

Dreams inhabit untamed psychological, emotional, and spiritual terrain.

The prodigal’s return looks more like a strategy than a wholehearted conversion.

Isaiah comes to the rescue with a word of the Lord.

Our prevailing practical wisdom to focus on the here and now cuts sharply against the grain of Paul’s advice.

The Living Word resides not only in our hearts but in our mouths as well.

For many, repent is a hurt-filled word. That’s a shame, because we need it more than ever.

It’d be easier to ignore the tough parts of this 2 Corinthians text. But that’s dangerous.

Apparently, it’s not up for discussion.

Who can teach us a wiser way of life?

I wonder what Isaiah is expecting when he raises his hand.

It is not just his words that make Jeremiah a prophet. It is his willingness to share in the judgment.

Life in Christ calls for a new kind of seeing and knowing.

Sometimes ministry functions like a group project at school.

Before his ministry, Jesus receives deep affirmation.

When hope is dim, we need the assurance that God is with us.

No one and nothing escapes Psalm 148’s exhortation.

What if we imagined the innkeeper as good?