Luke

No, everything is not fine. But we can help each other envision a better way.

No, everything is not fine. But we can help each other envision a better way.

I asked ChatGPT for a sermon. What it wrote seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere.

I asked ChatGPT for a sermon. What it wrote seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere.

I’m now a half-time “missional coach” to a six-church parish. I have many questions.

In his final moments on earth, Jesus delivers a last lecture—with footnotes.

Child advocate R. L. Stollar seeks to help people read the Bible in ways that protect and honor children.

In biblical Greek, the word we translate as “abide” is active rather than passive.

In biblical Greek, the word we translate as “abide” is active rather than passive.

Why doesn’t Jesus just remind the disciples of a story or an inside joke they shared before he died?

I didn’t need more candles or journaling. I needed solidarity with others.

Pastors face intense challenges—though not necessarily unique ones.

Pastors face intense challenges—though not necessarily unique ones.

During the pandemic, I went six months without touching another human being. I felt starved.

What Peter, James, and John see on the mountain cannot be neatly packaged for resale.

Jesus warned of them and the fruit they bear.

The hymns of Mary, Zechariah, and Simeon reflect the worship material of early Christians.

Simeon and Anna echo the worship material of ancient Israel.

Mary and Joseph must have felt dejected and homeless.

The annunciation is a story about a woman bearing forth the better things from the baser.