Second Sunday after the Epiphany (Year A, RCL)

So I took a new name—as many characters in the Bible do.

He might be the answer, too. But he doesn’t offer much in the way of tweetable platitudes.

Great preaching always points to Jesus.

What are you looking for? It’s a good question, maybe the only question.

"Look!" says John. "Come and see," says Jesus.

What do we do when we read a story where the ending is already known?

So often the call to discipleship slides into becoming a call to church membership.

John 1:29–42

No one likes the thought of an angry God. It's hard enough to deal with an angry person.

The story of Jesus, at least the way John tells it, begins unspectacularly. “There was a man sent by God, and his name was John.” What does John do for a living? He is a preacher. We can’t get to Jesus without going through a witness, no epiphany without preaching.

The runaway slave narratives compiled by Devon Carbado and Donald Weise are as moving as any story by Suzanne Collins or J.R.R. Tolkien.

Perhaps we should not be too hard on the people who ate their fill on the mountain and chased Jesus down on the other side.

Patience is not one of my virtues, as those closest to me know. I want answers now, clarity now, unresolved issues settled now, anxiety lifted now.

Bring it on, commerce.