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Was my father right to embrace predestination?
If we take the doctrine seriously, then we dare not draw the circle of salvation along religious lines. Or any lines at all.
Take & Read: Old Testament
Four new books about the women of Hebrew scripture
selected by NaShieka Knight
To preach on only a portion of this passage is to do it a disservice.
by Liz Goodman
A new lectionary that centers women
“If the gospel isn’t good news to the women in the passage, is it still good news?”
Grace Ji-Sun Kim interviews Wil Gafney
Parenting on a planet in pain
How do I teach my children to care for an ailing world?
Parenting on a planet in pain
How do I teach my children to care for an ailing world?
Parenting on a planet in pain
How do I teach my children to care for an ailing world?
Parenting on a planet in pain
How do I teach my children to care for an ailing world?
The witness of trees in uncertain times
There’s just one oak left at Mamre.
The witness of trees in uncertain times
There’s just one oak left at Mamre.
October 3, Ordinary 27B (Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12)
Israel’s claim that all people are created in God’s image is strikingly egalitarian.
October 3, Ordinary 27B (Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12)
Israel’s claim that all people are created in God’s image is strikingly egalitarian.
Living between the Bible’s first and last prayers
Most days I hover somewhere between Adam’s “I was afraid” and John of Patmos’s “Come, Lord Jesus.”
Why do we prize ownership?
Our possessive instinct goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden.
Why do we prize ownership?
Our possessive instinct goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden.
Take & Read: Old Testament
Four new books about biblical texts and their reception
selected by Amy Erickson
Take & Read: Old Testament
Four new books about biblical texts and their reception
selected by Amy Erickson