Second Sunday in Lent (Year A, RCL)

I look to the hills, not to a politician.

Clouds evoke the sublime. What about the cloud that stores our data and mediates its flow?

Jesus’ response to Nicodemus takes the form of a mild rebuke.

Sometimes being truly free in the Spirit means being deeply bound to the outworking of God’s mission in the world.

The psalms of ascent press hard against the norms of our bootstrap culture.

What Peter, James, and John see on the mountain cannot be neatly packaged for resale.

What we know about Sarai is what she lacks. This week’s reading lacks her.

Triumphalist uses of John 3:16 contradict the verse's historical context.

It’s hard to let go of what we once had.

We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Eye.”

The Bible provided some healthy agitation as we built coalitions to literally set the captives free.

Defining the Trinity is absurd.

When words fail, the church sings—especially on Trinity Sunday.

“Jesus was preaching to people who were in the middle of the worst farming and fishing crisis yet.”

I have a complicated relationship with John 3:16.

As we spin through our to-do lists, we can lose sight of our spot that orients our life: our faith. 

As we spin through our to-do lists, we can lose sight of our spot that orients our life: our faith.