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Unabated cultural frivolity rules our churches, too.
by Martha Spong
Stories even better than Garrison Keillor's
It's Advent, and accusations against prominent men are shaking things up like a highway construction project in the wilderness.
There is comfort, and then there is comfort.
During Advent, the cry of Isaiah should be our cry.
Mary's joy is for everyone
The Magnificat rejoices in a God who acts within human history.
December 17, Advent 3B (John 1:6-8, 19-28; Isa. 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thess. 5:16-24)
Like John the Baptist, progressive Christians tend to define ourselves in the negative.
by Martha Spong
December 10, Advent 2B (Mark 1:1-8)
In Flint, we know something about nostalgia and despair—and hope.
We want to know God, but we also want to be known.
by Debie Thomas
Reading the Bible with a sacramental sensibility
Hans Boersma sees scripture as more open to imaginative reading than our modern methods permit. The key is faith in Christ.
Reading the Bible with a sacramental sensibility
Hans Boersma sees scripture as more open to imaginative reading than our modern methods permit. The key is faith in Christ.
Reading the Bible with a sacramental sensibility
Hans Boersma sees scripture as more open to imaginative reading than our modern methods permit. The key is faith in Christ.
October 15, Ordinary 28A (Matthew 22:1-14; Isaiah 25:1-9)
The parable of the wedding banquet is a horror story.
by Debie Thomas
Isaiah invites us to remember our origins.
God builds “a house of prayer for all peoples.” All means all.
August 6, Ordinary 18A (Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Matthew 14:13-21)
I can’t fathom a God who isn’t personal—and personally accountable.
The night I learned to take chances
We stood along the highway in a blizzard, trying to hitchhike. We started reciting Bible verses to pass the time.
April 9, Liturgy of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Matthew 26:14–27:66; Philippians 2:5–11
The prescription for the persistent malady of God’s people
by Brian Maas
Isaiah 58:1–12; 1 Corinthians 2:1–12; Matthew 5:13–20
by Brian Maas
Awake and watching this Advent
We need the prophets to unmask power’s seductions.