12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, RCL)

Paul comes to the Corinthians as he is and ministers among them from God’s grace dwelling in his distinct and dented life.

When David steps out to challenge Goliath, he shifts from the acted upon to the actor.

The information age feels like an all-you-can-eat buffet. I’m stuffed.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

The challenges to unity are great. The reward of unity is tremendous.

Two new books trace the history of a rich religious image.

Sometimes I picture its author looking down at us and shaking his head.

In Yehiel Poupko’s poems, Jewish belief in God groans under the burden of divine silence.

I don’t want to hear any more from Eliphaz, Bildad, or Zophar. I want answers.

My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.

It’s like Jesus knows. How?

Saul would have provided better odds against Goliath. But God might not have favored him in the matchup.

Theology as a love letter to God

The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.

The wind and water operate at a guttural level within these fishermen disciples.

What do we miss when we seclude ourselves on safe shores of sameness?

When Jews, Christians, and Muslims gather to celebrate arts and culture, the dividing walls crumble.

God’s response to Job is cold comfort when you have terminal cancer.

I mostly agree with Jeffrey Weiss about prayer. I think St. Paul would too.