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August 16, 20A (Genesis 45:1-15)
Is the Joseph story just an old unsophisticated morality trope?
by Michael Fick
But that doesn't necessarily mean the sacraments belong there.
August 9, 19A (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b)
Small graces can give us hope—even in the pit.
by Michael Fick
Sometimes we don’t see what’s right in front of us.
The gift of nurturing small things during isolation
What deep desire do my sourdough starter and jade clippings represent?
The gift of nurturing small things during isolation
What deep desire do my sourdough starter and jade clippings represent?
July 5, Ordinary Time 14A (Genesis 24:34–38, 42–49, 58–67)
Doesn’t God have better things to do than arrange marriages?
by Diane Roth
Let’s not pretend that God hid secret Jesus messages in the Hebrew Bible like Easter eggs.
by Greg Carey
Let’s not pretend that God hid secret Jesus messages in the Hebrew Bible like Easter eggs.
by Greg Carey
June 14, Ordinary 11 (Genesis 18:1–15, 21:1–7)
Sarah wasn’t the first member of her household to laugh at God.
by Greg Carey
June 14, Ordinary 11 (Genesis 18:1–15, 21:1–7)
Sarah wasn’t the first member of her household to laugh at God.
by Greg Carey
When we read scripture backward
by Greg Carey
When we read scripture backward
by Greg Carey
Take & Read: Old Testament
New books that are shaping conversations about the Old Testament
My theological wake-up call at Walmart
We’re too often blind to what God sees.
When hope gives up on magical results
Since my son’s accident, everything I understand about hope has changed.
by Debie Thomas