Sunday’s Coming

The hymns of Mary, Zechariah, and Simeon reflect the worship material of early Christians.

Mary and Joseph must have felt dejected and homeless.

The annunciation is a story about a woman bearing forth the better things from the baser.

John the Baptist had no chance at being ordinary—but he takes his outlier status to new heights all on his own.

It is noisy out there.

Jesus speaks of end things as a way of contextualizing all the other things in life that feel like endings.

Each year, about 1.9 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the US.

When the true master returned, he found Douglass using his gifts for justice.

We are faced with many decisions each day.

Is it possible to know what is real? Whom to believe?

Psalm 34 is like balm to the weary spirit and nourishment to the hungry soul.

Paul, speaking for Silas and Timothy, offers a layered metaphor.

The God of Moses is both intimate and mysterious, known and unknowable.

Can we notice what is true and noble, even when it is also ordinary?

How do we wade through the vast morass of different teachings and beliefs about the God of the Bible?

Are there healthy, non-authoritarian ways to approach Paul’s call to like-mindedness?

There is something truly transformative about giving thanks unto the Lord, calling upon God’s name, and making God’s deeds known among the people.

Because language matters, careful teaching and preaching matter.

The lamb’s blood isn’t insurance against the wrath of God. It is a proclamation of fealty.

Paul confronts a persistent barrier to true contentment: other people.