26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, RCL)

Having cats did not prepare our family for chickens.

The rich man’s approach to Lazarus could have been different.

God keeps sending the message that there’s a better way.

The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives

The Qur’an is not a description of God. It’s a call to conversion.

At the heart of life is the mess of being stuck with other people.

This time of year, our inner landscapes can seem as bleak as the outer ones.

In his response to John, Jesus speaks of hope in the present tense.

Amos has some concerns.

Conversion narratives raise a question: Why does it take so much to get there?

Greek and English do not work the same way. So what does it mean to create a literal translation?

“No evil shall befall us,” said St. Anthony in the desert, preachers during the Rwandan genocide, and Americans after 9/11.

Luke's story of the rich man and Lazarus is full of vivid details. Which makes you cringe the most?

And what would happen if we didn't?

It was a blog post from a wise soul that struck me, if only because it struck so close to home.

The idea behind it: that folks who are looking to serve Jesus should be willing to get themselves out of their localized comfort zone, and travel to wherever it is that God is calling them. It was also a message to congregations, calling them to break out of their desire to take the easiest path, choosing those who they know and are in relationship with, rather than making the more difficult call to reach out to an unknown.

Ellen Davis is full of surprises. Some are delightful, others raise questions for further study, and still others throw up stumbling blocks.