Second Sunday in Lent (Year A, RCL)

Stigmata assert identity and collective memory through self-scarred skin. What if we read the Thomas story through a tattoo hermeneutic?

If Nicodemus wants to be a “teacher of Israel,” he needs to let go of his need to have all the answers—and he must be willing to learn.

Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night because all new life begins in the dark.

What is Jesus’ vocation among us in the time of No Kings?

A new beginning was dawning. Would I lean in and listen?

Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember who we are.

Move over, pink flamingos. For me, the cross of Christ is as campy as it gets.

Great artists know that the past provides essential ingredients for the future. Jacob Collier exemplifies this. So does Jesus.

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.”