Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (Year B, RCL)

“Because certain scribal puns appear only in Galatians,” says Candida Moss, “we have to consider that they come from the secretary rather than Paul.”

No, everything is not fine. But we can help each other envision a better way.

We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Eye.”

The ELCA is about to gather for a national assembly. There are friends trying to dig through the roof to open a way for those who have been left out.

Recent books that are shaping discussions in New Testament studies

Fred Gaiser offers a sober, accessible review of the biblical materials pertinent to our thinking about healing.

Just as an injured athlete needs to take a break, my friends needed to take some time to rest. And like the paralytic at Capernaum, they could depend on others' faith and not just their own.