Day of Pentecost (Year 1, NL)
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N. T. Wright and Walter Brueggemann look to the Bible for wisdom during the pandemic
They both resist easy answers to the problem of suffering.
July 26, 17A (Romans 8:26–39)
There are some matters that a well-rehearsed and repeated Bible verse won’t fix.
June 7, Trinity Sunday (Genesis 1:1–2:4a; Psalm 8; Matthew 28:16–20)
When we read scripture backward
Hearing the apostle Paul’s words in a hospital stroke unit
Struck down but not destroyed, perplexed but not forsaken
Unconverted difference (Acts 2:1-21)
The Spirit affirms our differences, speaking in ways that each of us can understand—yet also drawing us together.
We need a Pentecost
Divisions mark our society—and our churches. What could possibly bring us together?
Listen to the world's groaning (Romans 8:12–25)
Christians have long lived in denial of our deep creaturely connections.
July 30, Ordinary 17A (Romans 8:26–39; Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52)
We can be joined by our suffering, not just separated.
Prayer isn’t our work, it’s God’s
I mostly agree with Jeffrey Weiss about prayer. I think St. Paul would too.
A freelance wedding that didn't fit my script
The gig seemed fairly routine. Then I saw the parrots.
What waiting reveals about our true selves
An insight I gleaned from Ernest Hemingway rings true for the mainline church today.