Scripture
Are we Good Samaritans? (Luke 10:25-37)
We are trained to see ourselves as the hero.
August 4, Ordinary 18C (Luke 12:13-21)
This is a funny story. We laugh. But we're laughing at ourselves.
The weariness and the harvest (Galatians 6:[1-6], 7-16)
It is easy to become weary after another officer-involved shooting of a young black man.
July 28, Ordinary 17C (Luke 11:1–13)
What if, when praying for our daily bread, we had real food in mind?
Saving your life, saving the world (1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21)
The most interesting part of "Avengers: Endgame" is the theme of salvation.
July 21, Ordinary 16C (Luke 10:38-42)
This is one of those stories that provokes howls of rage.
Being a pastor within the secular frame means teaching people how to pray
Prayer is ministry, and ministry is prayer.
Reading Paul through Paul (Galatians 3:23-29)
Galatians 3 does not sound like something that could be constrained by pragmatism elsewhere.
The confidence to call shots (Romans 5:1-5)
Paul encourages his readers to trust an outcome they cannot yet see.
July 7, Ordinary 14C (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Isaiah 66:10-14; Galatians 6:[1-6], 7-16)
I want to be like Lizzo when I grow up.
Robert Alter’s Hebrew Bible translation is at once accurate and eloquent
Precision and beauty have kissed.
June 30, Ordinary 13C (Luke 9:51-62; 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21)
Maybe Jesus’ words aren’t about me, my family, or my sacrifices. Maybe they’re about him.
Communion with Christ—and others (John 17:20-26)
“Being in Jesus” is John’s theological language to describe a state of communion essential for our faith.
Seeing myself in the story of the Feast of the Visitation
I've long identified with Mary's fire. Now I want to learn from Elizabeth.
June 23, Ordinary 12C (Luke 8:26-39)
Sometimes the terror we know is more tolerable than the peace we can’t imagine.
Ethical hacks for managing our adolescent technologies
Kate Ott looks at the moral implications of digital language.