12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, RCL)
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May 19, Pentecost (Acts 2:1–21)
Acts points us to a better communion, one that preserves and celebrates diversity.
No longer Black or White?
Perhaps the neither/nor of Galatians 3 isn’t really about moving beyond specific identities.
Elijah’s needs (1 Kings 19:1-15a)
The prophet exhibits all four HALT states at once in 1 Kings 19.
June 19, Ordinary 12C (1 Kings 19:1-15a)
God never intended for Elijah to carry the full weight of challenging the halls of power.
Gratitude, need, and desire
These three stances toward God are the beginning of faith.
Why didn’t the police show any empathy for Daniel Prude?
Jesus, too, encountered a naked man living with mental torment. He responded quite differently.
Reading Paul through Paul (Galatians 3:23-29)
Galatians 3 does not sound like something that could be constrained by pragmatism elsewhere.
June 23, Ordinary 12C (Luke 8:26-39)
Sometimes the terror we know is more tolerable than the peace we can’t imagine.
A pilgrimage of Virginia Woolf readers
Walking together through Sussex and To The Lighthouse.
How Elijah copes (I Kings 19:4-8)
It’s been quite a week for the prophet of God.
What's dangerous about exorcism?
The practice plays a big role in Christianity—and not just on the fringes.
Encountering the Gerasene demoniac in an American prison
Incarceration is a tomb. It beats death into people.
How can we fell the demons of hatred?
Narratives of fear, domination, and greed abound. But there's a better story.
How new is the new Christian Zionism?
There have been many Zionisms over the years. Only one has imagined an eventual end of Judaism.
Who decides what my body means?
The next Reformation is about interpretation, but not of a book.
by Brian Bantum