16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, RCL)

David and Nathan both get it wrong, and so do we.

An exhausted Jesus responds to the crowd with compassion. I think that’s a miracle.

This familiar text takes on new dimensions when read in tandem with this week’s epistle and gospel texts.

A dead shepherd isn’t helpful to anyone, least of all to the sheep left behind.

Pastors face intense challenges—though not necessarily unique ones.

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

The church in Acts 2 will follow Jesus, for they know his voice.

What if we did asystematic theology?

We may all be in a phase of reorientation for a while.

God promises to build a bayit, a house. But not one with boundaries.

We are called to accompany the bodies we love from birth to death and beyond.

"I shall not want" has more than one meaning.

The kings in the Bible feel pretty familiar.

The unfaithful shepherd sniffs out and stirs up fear, fragmenting communities.

What does it do to the body and spirit to be preyed upon constantly?

It took me decades to realize Psalm 23 isn’t exactly about Jesus.

The apostles are on fire in this Gospel passage. I don't always get along with people like that.

The "jobsworth" and the good shepherd.

The ailing young man wanted to be face to face with God. I opened my shoebox.