Scripture
Reading scripture with Augustine
The bishop of Hippo isn’t just for JD Vance and Mike Johnson—and Bible studies aren’t just for evangelicals.
The Louisiana Standard Version
There are many problems with the Ten Commandments laws states are passing. One is the specific text they require schools to post.
Looking up is easier (Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53)
It is tempting to look to the heavens rather than face the reality of the world.
Holy uprising
I’ve long seen the ascension story as an absurdity. John Donne helps me see it as a revolution.
May 17, Easter 7A (John 17:1–11)
I want God to keep us safe. Jesus wants to make us one.
The suffering that remains (Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21)
How can we know which suffering is generative and which is pointless?
May 14, Ascension (Luke 24:44–53)
Too many of us have not had ears to hear. Our marketing materials have been too slick.
May 10, Easter 6A (John 14:15–21; 1 Peter 3:13–22)
Blessed are the poor, in ways that make no earthly sense.
Who’s gonna drive you home? (Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14)
Jelly Roll’s Grammy speech was a heartfelt testimony to the power of a relationship with Jesus.
May 3, Easter 5A, (1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14)
The soul is not a tiny gem or a needle in a haystack, hidden away or easily crushed.
Confusion that inspires (John 10:1-10)
When Jesus’ hearers don’t understand him, is it because they are spiritual doofuses? Or is non-understanding part of Jesus’ intent?
April 26 Easter 4A (John 10:1–10)
Animals know kindness from cruelty—even sheep, who are not the sharpest tools in the shed.
Stay with us—it’s getting dark (Luke 24:13-35)
Compassion and its rationale are so simple.
April 19, Easter 3 (Luke 24:13–35)
I don’t know where Jesus is heading when he encounters the two companions on the road, but it seems like maybe he never does get there.
Orientation and reassurance (Psalm 16)
What more could one need than an encounter with the risen Christ?
April 12, Easter 2A (Acts 2:14a, 22–32; Psalm 16; John 20:19–31)
Some resurrection stories carry wounds we must not ignore.
The genders within us
I am more and more convinced that trans people’s gender multiplicity will point us to our collective liberation.
A biblical treasure hunt (Jeremiah 31:1-6)
Here are some gems from the Jeremiah reading for Sunday.
Jesus’ Passion made present (John 18:1–19:42)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows us what Good Friday preaching ought to do.
The Passover story’s ambivalence (Exodus 12:1-14)
It’s hard to take it strictly on its own terms.