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Reading Psalm 107 aloud, what's most striking are the calls for voice.
I’m a philosopher. We can’t think our way out of this mess.
I’m throwing in my lot with the poets and painters, the novelists and songwriters.
Unlike Psalm 150, which praises God with abandon just because, our psalmist of the day cites some reasons.
Gratitude, need, and desire
These three stances toward God are the beginning of faith.
Gratitude, need, and desire
These three stances toward God are the beginning of faith.
October 11, 28A (Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23)
The golden calf isn’t a terrible idea. It’s just not God’s idea.
The treasure of the Psalms
The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives
The treasure of the Psalms
The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives
The treasure of the Psalms
The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives
Sometimes we can sing in perfected harmony, but there is still something disturbing about our song.
The pandemic calls for closed hymnals
Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline
August 9, 19A (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b)
Small graces can give us hope—even in the pit.
by Michael Fick
When we read scripture backward
by Greg Carey
I think the women at the prison where I preach know what the psalmist knew.
The Spirit is present. The Spirit is working.
Are we guilty of throwing stones or of watching coats?
May 3, Easter 4A (Psalm 23; John 10:1–10)
What kind of faith gets you through 25 years in a refugee camp?
Things Pilate cannot touch: creative life, confounding power
by Brian Bantum
April 9, Maundy Thursday (Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19; John 13:1–17, 31b–35)
Jesus is saying, Love should feel like this.
by Brian Bantum