12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, RCL)
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God who sees and hears (Genesis 21:8-21)
Hagar recognizes God’s presence where others might only see abandonment.
June 21, Ordinary 12A (Romans 6:1b–11)
I remember when I first had the thought that if God forgives my sins, my behavior doesn’t really matter.
Praying the imprecatory psalms with Bonhoeffer
How did these psalms about enemies feel in 1940? How do they feel today?
August 17, Ordinary 20C (Luke 12:49-56)
Luke usually tones down the apocalyptic intensity we encounter in Matthew and Mark. Not here.
Trending topics: Sexual assault and the church
Senior editor Jessica Mesman reviews four new books.
Voltaire’s encounter with the crucified Christ
The Enlightenment thinker was fiercely critical of religion. But what did he mean by religion?
The emotion standing in the way of peace
Anger can be both healthy and helpful. Rage offers only destruction.
June 25, Ordinary 12A (Romans 6:1b–11)
False security is a lovely, loathsome thing.
A new lectionary that centers women
“If the gospel isn’t good news to the women in the passage, is it still good news?”
Maybe this really is a time of divine judgment
Amid pandemic and protest, will we turn to each other and live?
United in death? (12A; Romans 6:1b-11)
Romans 6:3 is strange. A lot of pastors have it memorized.
June 21, Ordinary 12A (Matthew 10:24–39)
Jesus keeps saying, “Do not be afraid.” But there’s so much to be afraid of.