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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
When hope gives up on magical results
Since my son’s accident, everything I understand about hope has changed.
by Debie Thomas
Reading the creation story in a dying world
The poetry of Genesis 1 invites us into a sort of palliative care for the earth.
Reading the creation story in a dying world
The poetry of Genesis 1 invites us into a sort of palliative care for the earth.
Reading the creation story in a dying world
The poetry of Genesis 1 invites us into a sort of palliative care for the earth.