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The “promised land” is whatever is on the other side of this coronavirus.
October 11, 28A (Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23)
The golden calf isn’t a terrible idea. It’s just not God’s idea.
October 11, 28A (Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23)
The golden calf isn’t a terrible idea. It’s just not God’s idea.
October 4, 27A (Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20)
Rules help us sustain life in community, whether we like it or not.
October 4, 27A (Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20)
Rules help us sustain life in community, whether we like it or not.
September 20, 25A (Exodus 16:2-15)
Who gets to complain?
September 20, 25A (Exodus 16:2-15)
Who gets to complain?
September 13, 24A (Exodus 14:19-31; Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21)
It's time for us to hear the song of Moses and Miriam in a new way.
September 13, 24A (Exodus 14:19-31; Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21)
It's time for us to hear the song of Moses and Miriam in a new way.
When the privileged and the helpless are called into holy conspiracy
by Liddy Barlow
When the privileged and the helpless are called into holy conspiracy
by Liddy Barlow
A humble God?
Matthew Wilcoxen traces the idea from Augustine through Katherine Sonderegger.
Walking with Moses from slavery to liberation
When Moses says “keep still,” he’s not recommending inactivity.
by Brian Bantum
Walking with Moses from slavery to liberation
When Moses says “keep still,” he’s not recommending inactivity.
by Brian Bantum
Walking with Moses from slavery to liberation
When Moses says “keep still,” he’s not recommending inactivity.
by Brian Bantum
Walking with Moses from slavery to liberation
When Moses says “keep still,” he’s not recommending inactivity.
by Brian Bantum
The coronavirus pandemic’s unequal burden on African Americans
A plague is being visited on all of us, but not evenly.
A visit to the Hava NaGrilla Smoke BBQ Festival in Philadelphia
Hope smells like barbecue.
A visit to the Hava NaGrilla Smoke BBQ Festival in Philadelphia
Hope smells like barbecue.