Day of Pentecost (Year 2, NL)

Liberal Anglicans and Methodists often face a tension between LGBTQ inclusion and anti-colonialism. But we don’t have to choose.

If they had been the ones presiding over Jesus’ trial, says biblical scholar Israel Knohl, there wouldn’t have been a crucifixion.

Acts points us to a better communion, one that preserves and celebrates diversity.

Growing up bilingual primed me to see the gifts offered at Babel and Pentecost.

We fix our gaze on the cross because if we look away we will miss something vital.

My life must be lived as a response to something beyond myself and my material needs.

The Duke Chapel dean writes as if the Holy Spirit makes all the difference for faithful preaching—and anti-racism.

In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.

“Each of the typical approaches has problems. The best solution would be to change the lectionary.”

What does it mean to protect women and girls?

Throughout scripture, human bodies are not an obstacle to righteousness; they are its location.

Luke slows down to elaborate the diversity of the crowd—simply for the pleasure of it.

The word of God is living and active; it meets us where we are.

Five new books about Luke and Acts

Maybe we should see Pentecost as a celebration of land and labor in which the Holy Spirt is made known.

Did Easter even come last year? Will it ever come again?

Grant Macaskill’s reflection on neurodiversity becomes a stimulus to renewal of faith.