Romans

False security is a lovely, loathsome thing.

In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.

The tree of good and evil is a good analogy for the internet.

Social media platforms are damaging democracy, and it’s not primarily about what speech they do or don’t moderate.

What was the earthy taste of river water telling me?

God’s Spirit before birth and after death

When words fail, the church sings—especially on Trinity Sunday.

Grant Macaskill’s reflection on neurodiversity becomes a stimulus to renewal of faith.

Grant Macaskill’s reflection on neurodiversity becomes a stimulus to renewal of faith.

They both resist easy answers to the problem of suffering.

They both resist easy answers to the problem of suffering.

They both resist easy answers to the problem of suffering.

The issues are different, but the temptation is the same.

Justice is complicated--even when it is the law of God.

Love one another: good. But burning coals on heads?

 A few reflections on this reading from Romans

Loving the neighbor with whom we disagree

Loving the neighbor with whom we disagree

Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline

This passage from Paul is one that has been used to inflict pain upon LGBTQ people.