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We each have to face mortality alone—but also together.
by Thomas R. Steagald
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?
October 26, Ordinary 30C (Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65)
The day of the Lord is terrifying.
It is so tender that God would say God owes us one.
by Jessica Mesman
October 23, Ordinary 30C (Joel 2:23–32)
In Joel I encounter the God who has counted what I’ve lost and promised to pay it back.
What would Jesus say about it?
by Amy Ziettlow
It's hard for me to grasp that mortality is my fate, too.
by Nurya Love Parish
March 1, Ash Wednesday (Joel 2:1–2, 12–17; Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21)
How on earth do we balance the quietness of our hearts with a public call to repentance?
by Malinda Elizabeth Berry
by Sara Maitland
Monastic vows sound familiar to anyone who's been to a wedding. In both marriage and celibacy, we promise to be faithful.
by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove