Sunday’s Coming

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?

Mary’s first move is to set off to visit Elizabeth.

The Advent 3 readings present an awkward tension.

Paul challenges us to consider what really matters.

We are surrounded by wastelands. God promises new life.

Harriet Tubman’s visions seemed, to her, to be glimpses of glory.

Even as we seek practical solutions to our problems, we cannot afford to abandon the beliefs and spiritual practices that undergird us.

So many stewardship sermons use the woman of Mark 12—lamentably—as an example of the kind of generosity to which we all should aspire.

Ruth offers a striking contrast to the chaos and moral ambiguity of the judges era.