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My double vision
I like to think Jesus gives the blind man in Mark 8 vision of another kind: to see past the limits of human sight.
My double vision
I like to think Jesus gives the blind man in Mark 8 vision of another kind: to see past the limits of human sight.
In the Hebrew Bible, love is complex
Song-Mi Suzie Park shows that ahav is dense, powerful, political, and divine.
God’s first worst enemy
Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.
God’s first worst enemy
Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.
Forgiveness is hard, and it’s hard for Joseph’s brothers to trust it.
August 20, Ordinary 20A (Genesis 45:1–15; Psalm 133)
The challenges to unity are great. The reward of unity is tremendous.
August 20, Ordinary 20A (Genesis 45:1–15; Psalm 133)
The challenges to unity are great. The reward of unity is tremendous.
Maybe Joseph’s brothers aren’t evil people but hurt people.
August 13, Ordinary 19A (Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28)
Is it possible to be completely and terribly wrong but not all bad?
No one is ever outside God’s grace.
Falling into metaphor
I heard a variation on the Eden story that offers a new look at Eve.
Falling into metaphor
I heard a variation on the Eden story that offers a new look at Eve.
Falling into metaphor
I heard a variation on the Eden story that offers a new look at Eve.
June 18, Ordinary 11A (Genesis 18:1–15)
The prankster is God, through whom all things are possible.
June 18, Ordinary 11A (Genesis 18:1–15)
The prankster is God, through whom all things are possible.