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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
In this week’s readings, God’s covenant-making continues.
From where I'm sitting in 2021, it seems like maybe they are.
The audacity to preach the gospel
Will Willimon tells preachers to put aside sentimentality.
The audacity to preach the gospel
Will Willimon tells preachers to put aside sentimentality.
Immigration law and the politics of disgust
How Pharaoh treated the Hebrews and how the US has treated my people
Immigration law and the politics of disgust
How Pharaoh treated the Hebrews and how the US has treated my people
A tent for outdoor worship
The stark liturgical space that Harvard Episcopal chaplain Rita Powell envisioned before COVID is now a reality.
When the wildfires came to my house, I remembered the garden of Eden
Here in Oregon, the consequences of our actions are burning all around us.
When the wildfires came to my house, I remembered the garden of Eden
Here in Oregon, the consequences of our actions are burning all around us.