Scripture
Reading the Bible with a transgender minister
Shannon Kearns knows and is known by scripture deeply; he knows scripture better because he is trans.
April 23, Easter 3A (Luke 24:13-35)
When the disciples encounter the risen Christ, they feel it in their bodies.
Jesus’ resurrected gut biome
In John’s Gospel we meet a body of flesh and blood. And microbes.
April 16, Easter 2A (John 20:19-31)
There is a blessing for those who have not come to believe and yet keep trying to see.
April 9, Easter Day (John 20:1-18)
In recent years, I’ve become somewhat of an Easter Grinch.
What should churches do about the treatment of “the Jews” in John?
“Each of the typical approaches has problems. The best solution would be to change the lectionary.”
April 7, Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
Evil uses people’s anxieties, fears, and prejudices to twist good intentions into cruel deeds.
April 6, Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
Would Peter resist having his feet washed by another disciple?
Jesus is the question
He might be the answer, too. But he doesn’t offer much in the way of tweetable platitudes.
March 26, Lent 5A, (John 11:1-45)
Martha hears Jesus’ promise, but she has a brother whose body is starting to decay.
A self-emptying of privilege
Brandan Robertson grounds his discussion of Christians and privilege in the kenosis hymn of Philippians 2.
March 19, Lent 4A (John 9:1-41)
The light of the world illumines those who are open but is opaque to those who claim powerful position.
Did God intend for Adam and Eve to live forever?
Maybe immortality is about more than not being dead.
March 12, Lent 3A (Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; John 4:5-42)
Water dominated the imaginations of our ancestors in faith, whose stories often called for either a canteen or galoshes.
March 5, Lent 2A (John 3:1-17)
Triumphalist uses of John 3:16 contradict the verse's historical context.
Is relating to God a fundamental need?
Biblical theologian Christa McKirland argues that it is.
February 26, Lent 1A (Matthew 4:1-11)
Many professions require testing—including Son of God.
February 22, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
Remember you are dust, and to dust you will return. But my sermons!