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Can we recognize Jesus' coming as good news?
What a relief it might be to middle-class America to be sent away empty.
Bearing God in Advent
As I lifted the chalice, the baby began to play soccer under my ribs.
Our busyness at Christmas hides God's busyness for us—but Luke's Gospel reveals it.
Our busyness at Christmas hides God's busyness for us—but Luke's Gospel reveals it.
Two refreshing new books place the storyteller within the story he tells.
by Greg Carey
In the United Church of Canada, a liberal congregation is growing. Here's how.
In the United Church of Canada, a liberal congregation is growing. Here's how.
Sometimes you have to struggle to a new height, away from the crowded ground level, to gain new vision.
Art selection and commentary by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Art selection and commentary by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Art selection and commentary by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Luke's text for Reign of Christ Sunday is a searing critique of leaders who are powerful but not vulnerable.
Luke's text for Reign of Christ Sunday is a searing critique of leaders who are powerful but not vulnerable.
Luke's text for Reign of Christ Sunday is a searing critique of leaders who are powerful but not vulnerable.
What does Mr. Publican do once he arrives at home?
I'd left the practice of testimony in my childhood church. Then I learned why Luke suggests it when your world is falling apart.
A retired colonel taught me about the courage it takes to love our enemies.
A retired colonel taught me about the courage it takes to love our enemies.
Zacchaeus's daily life as a tax collector was reduced to the symptoms of his society's sickness.