11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, RCL)
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A famous Passion play’s evolution
In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.
The most important American Old Testament scholar of the last century is Norman Gottwald
In the life of early Israel, Gottwald found a God of economic justice.
Stephanie Spellers’s bold, practical wisdom for American Christians
Kenosis, solidarity, and discipleship
“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”
My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.
What mercy in the criminal justice system could look like
What if all were extended the gift of a second chance?
A prophetic ministry of relationship
Jesus in conversation with three women in the Gospels
A Jewish and Christian commentary on Luke’s gospel
Amy-Jill Levine and Ben Witherington’s dialogue is most illuminating when the co-authors disagree.
by Greg Carey
Read the Rape of Tamar, and pay attention to the verbs
The story's action words tell us a lot about power and who has it.
Women of the Bible say #MeToo
Read Tamar or Dinah's story with your church. Listen together for their cries.
Being a Shalom Sista in a brokenhearted world
What does it look like to embody the peace of the city of God?
by Osheta Moore
Saul, David, and the morality of power
How shrewdly the drama of mixed motives, mixed loyalties, and mixed feelings unfolds.
Biblical, evangelical—and progressive
In the United Church of Canada, a liberal congregation is growing. Here's how.
Do you see this woman?
Growing up it was in the kitchen every Sunday where I would witness the most frenetic, clamorous work of our church community.
Discourses of sin and debt
The satisfaction theory of the atonement centers on debt, humanity’s debt to God. It’s often criticized for its gruesome picture of God. But it also paints a weird picture of Jesus: Christ the Debt Buyer.
June 12, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Luke 7:36-8:3
When I read this week’s passage from Luke, I take an aerial view. My perspective shifts from the disciples to Jesus, then to Simon the Pharisee, then to the bystanders, and finally to the woman who washes Jesus’ feet.
Triptych of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, by Nicholas Froment
Art selection and commentary by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
2 Samuel by Robert Barron
Robert Barron’s grasp of the complex development of David’s character in 2 Samuel is unsurpassed. And his references to history and literature are more than adornment.
reviewed by James C. Howell