Sunday’s Coming

Like the characters in Acts 16, we are imprisoned to power structures.

The disciples’ wonder and confusion at Jesus’ ascension is a comfort to us.

Dominant Western cultures tend to downplay the significance of dreams. The Bible does not.

Turns out there are a lot of them.

Just when victory should be a show of power, the vulnerable lamb appears, standing as if slain.

In Revelation, Jesus is the Weird Barbie of lambs.

Christianity in India goes back to the ancient world.

The disciples can barely believe that Jesus is dead, let alone that he has been raised to life once more.

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?