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December 24 and 25, Nativity (Isaiah 9:2–7; Luke 2:1–20)
Preachers who value their pulpit would be wise to avoid Isaiah 9 this Christmas Eve.
December 24 and 25, Nativity (Isaiah 9:2–7; Luke 2:1–20)
Preachers who value their pulpit would be wise to avoid Isaiah 9 this Christmas Eve.
December 22, Advent 4A (Matthew 1:18–25; Isaiah 7:10–16; Romans 1:1–7)
August 25, Ordinary 21C (Isaiah 58:9b-14)
So much of human religiosity comes down to a hoax we perpetrate on God.
by Shai Held
August 25, Ordinary 21C (Isaiah 58:9b-14)
So much of human religiosity comes down to a hoax we perpetrate on God.
by Shai Held
Why did I go to a charismatic worship service in an arena?
I feared it would last a week. Then came the moment of truth.
by Samuel Wells
July 7, Ordinary 14C (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Isaiah 66:10-14; Galatians 6:[1-6], 7-16)
I want to be like Lizzo when I grow up.
Exiled Israel, the crucified Christ, and the thread that holds two interpretations together.
Exiled Israel, the crucified Christ, and the thread that holds two interpretations together.
Exiled Israel, the crucified Christ, and the thread that holds two interpretations together.
Why and how we beat guns into garden tools
RAWtools began with a blacksmith and a friend’s donated AK-47.
by Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin
Convicted for taking water to thirsty people
The No More Deaths volunteers were imitating the logic of the incarnation.
Convicted for taking water to thirsty people
The No More Deaths volunteers were imitating the logic of the incarnation.
John the Baptist's world and ours
February 10, Epiphany 5C (Luke 5:1-11; Isaiah 6:1-8, 9-13)
Jesus calls Peter. But there's a catch.
February 10, Epiphany 5C (Luke 5:1-11; Isaiah 6:1-8, 9-13)
Jesus calls Peter. But there's a catch.
Why should God get to sleep, like parents who have finished wrapping presents?
by David Keck
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.