Scripture
Marked with each other’s deaths (Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
We each have to face mortality alone—but also together.
Stories that hurt, stories that heal (Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19)
While there is much in the Fall story that might be healing, its primary legacy has been . . . well, “hurtful” seems far too weak a word.
February 22, Lent 1A (Matthew 4:1–11)
This is Jesus’ story, after all, and not ours. Unless it is.
Refuge (Psalm 2; Matthew 17:1-9)
What is Jesus’ vocation among us in the time of No Kings?
February 18, Ash Wednesday (Joel 2:1–2, 12–17; Psalm 51:1–17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b–6:10; Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21)
Who can sort out the ironies and challenges in these four texts? Where is the joy in this kind of salvation?
American Canaan
Biblical scholar Daniel Hawk shows how White American scripts of Indigenous conquest mirror the book of Joshua.
February 15, Transfiguration A (Matthew 17:1–9)
A new beginning was dawning. Would I lean in and listen?
The aroma of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:1-16)
Paul is very interested in the sense of scent.
February 8, Epiphany 5A (Matthew 5:13–20)
In those liminal spaces between light’s arrival and its incarnation in the face of my child, I prayed.
A flipped narrative (1 Corinthians 1:18-31)
God’s son wouldn’t be exposed to the heinous death on a cross; he would escape it by using a power given by God.
The Bible is clear: Stay woke
The New Testament authors repeatedly tell their readers to be awake.
February 1, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1–12)
In life, death, and resurrection, nothing is lost—no one is lost.
Repenting for feeling futile (Isaiah 9:1-4; Matthew 4:12-23)
We can’t give up on the kingdom of God.
January 25, Epiphany 3A (Isaiah 9:1–4; Matthew 4:12–23)
Remembering the past enlightens our understanding of the present. We have been here before.
Learning in pieces
Theological education may be fracturing, but there’s wisdom and beauty in the fragments.
January 18, Epiphany 2A (John 1:29–42)
Who is Jesus? The first chapter of John’s Gospel offers many answers.
Franklin Graham preaches a God of hate
In his holiday sermon at the Pentagon, Graham cited scripture as a justification for war. But what if Samuel got God wrong?
Reflecting the light (Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12)
Maybe we ask too much of ourselves—and too little of God—if we expect to produce light.