Sunday’s Coming

People want to be champions. Psalm 98 offers something different.

Jesus is present in the circumstances in which we already find ourselves.

The angel unawares who interprets Daniel’s dream points him to a wider reality that holds him in its everlasting arms.

The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector is not a simple tale of a villain and hero.

There’s a sense of parental love in the text of 2 Timothy.

In the West Bank town of Burqin, there is a Roman cistern that is said to have once housed people with leprosy.

How did we get from here to “boys don’t cry”?

Money isn’t always bad. But the lust for riches is like an official invitation for evil.

At first the dishonest manager seems to offer an example of what not to do. But then it seems like he’s the hero. What’s going on?

Can we reach the sinner inside and ask what keeps us from coming to the table?

The problem many preachers face when trying to preach without fear or favor is Jesus himself.

Jeremiah’s message for Judah cuts deeper than our petty loyalties.

Enemies are quite common in the Psalms, sometimes with deadly intent.

God’s indictment of ancient Israel raises hard questions for Christian readers today.

There is much more to Hebrews 11 than a definition of faith and a litany of Bible stories.

Sometimes celebratory texts like Psalm 107 are as difficult as the binding of Isaac.

These days it is hard to discern what is true and what is false.

Does he really need to add the part about Mary’s choice being better?

We can and must test prophetic messages we receive.

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