1 Corinthians 15

“If to get a good message you need to make Judaism look bad, then you don’t have a good message.”

“If to get a good message you need to make Judaism look bad, then you don’t have a good message.”

Death is inevitable for the living. It’s also a requisite for that which is yet to live.

I liked this, until I didn’t.

The apostle reminds us that Christian life—married or not—isn't about personal fulfillment.

In the Eastern church's art, Christ arises triumphantly and magnificently—but not alone.

In the Eastern church's art, Christ arises triumphantly and magnificently—but not alone.

The church at Corinth had many problems. Some simple kindness would have helped.

The church at Corinth had many problems. Some simple kindness would have helped.

The church at Corinth had many problems. Some simple kindness would have helped.

I keep a 36-inch utility shovel in my church office. I use it to dig the graves that hold the cremains of our congregation's saints.

Luke grounds the resurrection narrative in tangible details: the rock-hewn tomb, the linen cloth, the heavy stone, the fragrant spices. The reader can imagine the place and time. Then things fall off the map.

Luke grounds the resurrection narrative in tangible details: the rock-hewn tomb, the linen cloth, the heavy stone, the fragrant spices. The reader can imagine the place and time. Then things fall off the map.

Karl Giberson offers a cultural history of the Bible's first human. It's an intriguing and unsettling story.

Karl Giberson offers a cultural history of the Bible's first human. It's an intriguing and unsettling story.

Perhaps the real lack of faith in modern society comes down to a lack of reverence for the people around us.

The story goes that God got a body. I’ve often pondered the relationship between incarnation and pain.

How can Paul navigate the choppy waters of a pagan environment, with its idols and temples? The obvious place to start is the Shema.

How can Paul navigate the choppy waters of a pagan environment, with its idols and temples? The obvious place to start is the Shema.

The preacher faces several challenges in these Ascension texts. How can we present Jesus’ departure from the earth as an occasion for not sorrow but celebration? How to translate the kingship and hierarchical language into imagery that speaks to a world no longer governed by kings and monarchs?

Feminist biblical scholars note a third challenge: How can we counter Luke-Acts' use of the Ascension to exert a degree of social control?