Scripture
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!
The transfiguration of Larissa
When my parishioner returned to church, she seemed to have crossed a threshold that revealed her true self.
February 19, Transfiguration A (Matthew 17:1-9)
When our beloved buildings are gone, what will endure is relationship.
The skin of Christ
The church is a body: scarred and punctured but feeling its way through the world.
February 12, Ep6A (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)
If God gives growth and growth means change, the implications are broad.
February 5, Ep5A (Isaiah 58:1-12)
Ritual and justice don’t exist in a push-pull relationship.
January 29, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Luke’s Beatitudes are for the poor. What if Matthew’s are, too?
January 22, Epiphany 3A (Psalm 27:1, 4-9;
Matthew 4:12-23)
Matthew 4:12-23)
If God is our salvation and stronghold, why are we just as vulnerable as anyone else?
A biography of Psalm 91
The deeper Philip Jenkins takes us, the more layered and fascinating the story becomes.