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Jesus quotes the Jacob’s ladder story in Genesis.
January 17, Epiphany 2B (John 1:43–51)
The “Son of Humanity,” the “true Israelite,” and the broken places in our communities
God became flesh, but he never had breast cancer
I was diagnosed just after Christmas. It changed my perspective on the incarnation.
God became flesh, but he never had breast cancer
I was diagnosed just after Christmas. It changed my perspective on the incarnation.
The prophetic power of a candle in the window
John the Baptist has a brand.
Why do Christians protest?
The biblical foundation for a holy practice
Maybe this really is a time of divine judgment
Amid pandemic and protest, will we turn to each other and live?
Maybe this really is a time of divine judgment
Amid pandemic and protest, will we turn to each other and live?
May 31, Pentecost (John 20:19–23)
“Receive the Holy Spirit” isn’t an invitation. It’s a command.
by Martha Spong
May 31, Pentecost (John 20:19–23)
“Receive the Holy Spirit” isn’t an invitation. It’s a command.
by Martha Spong
May 24, Easter 7A (John 17:1–11)
We can’t all be one until we believe that all people matter equally to God.
by Martha Spong
The Spirit is present. The Spirit is working.
This Sunday is one where some re-education and re-framing might be helpful.
Why do we prefer faded scars to open wounds?
Maybe Christianity’s best appeal is its courage in the face of all that wounds, rips, and ravages.
by Debie Thomas
Anyone who has occupied spaces where death looms knows that the experience of time is anything but certain.
by Brian Bantum