Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A, RCL)

C. S. Lewis’s wisdom on looking along a beam of light, not at it

Jesus is the dam that holds us when the levee breaks.

It’s not possible to parent without experiencing risk, weakness, pain, and transformation.

The first step of repentance is telling the truth about ourselves.

Martin Luther went looking for God—and found Christ on the cross.

I think the women at the prison where I preach know what the psalmist knew.

Are we guilty of throwing stones or of watching coats?

An incident in Germany reminded me who we all belong to.

Poor Philip just needs a little more from God. I know how he feels.

When we read biblical narratives, we tend to imagine ourselves as the protagonist.

Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16; 1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are connected as older and younger siblings. It's an asymmetrical relationship.

The traveler eats whatever food is placed before her; she aims to learn as much of the language as possible. A tourist sacrifices less.

"Buddhism has not just provided the flashlight with which I have discovered what was in the Christian basement. It has also added to that basement."

In adapting my course for video, I had to learn to bridge the distance between me and students I couldn't imagine, let alone see.