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The vine branch doesn’t put “make grapes” on its to-do list. It just makes them.
Ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan on food justice and Jesus
“Jesus was preaching to people who were in the middle of the worst farming and fishing crisis yet.”
Amy Frykholm interviews Gary Nabhan
Ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan on food justice and Jesus
“Jesus was preaching to people who were in the middle of the worst farming and fishing crisis yet.”
Amy Frykholm interviews Gary Nabhan
Read the Passion in John‘s Gospel. All of it.
by Wes D. Avram
Read the Passion in John‘s Gospel. All of it.
by Wes D. Avram
Can H. L. Hix improve on Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
An odd, charming gospel account that draws from dozens of sources
April 11, Easter 2B (Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31)
Thomas gets so overwhelmed by Jesus’ presence that he ends up shelving the autopsy.
Preaching Holy Week in the middle of a pandemic—again
Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.
a conversation between Richard Lischer and William H. Willimon
Preaching Holy Week in the middle of a pandemic—again
Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.
a conversation between Richard Lischer and William H. Willimon
Preaching Holy Week in the middle of a pandemic—again
Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.
a conversation between Richard Lischer and William H. Willimon
Who are the other enraged voices crying out from the temple with Christ?
How does Isaiah's Suffering Servant compare to John’s Jesus?
by Wes D. Avram
How does Isaiah's Suffering Servant compare to John’s Jesus?
by Wes D. Avram
As he washes Peter’s feet, Jesus is thinking about Judas.
by Wes D. Avram
The righteousness of the prude and the righteousness of the lover
Martin Luther went looking for God—and found Christ on the cross.
The righteousness of the prude and the righteousness of the lover
Martin Luther went looking for God—and found Christ on the cross.
March 21, Lent 5B (Hebrews 5:5–10; John 12:20–33)
In ancient Israel, priests were the gates through which God poured mercy.
I have a complicated relationship with John 3:16.
I have a complicated relationship with John 3:16.
As Jesus overturns the tables, I imagine John in the corner, watching and taking it all down.