Sunday’s Coming

James is looking at the big picture.

This last reading from the bread of life discourse places Jesus’ disciples at a crossroads.

Wonder Bread seems a good analogy for much of popular Christianity.

What does it look like to be angry without sinning?

The growth and the flourishing of the body of Christ is measured by its love.

This week’s Gospel reading is profoundly delightful.

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

It’s hard to greet people with a blessing without sounding ostentatiously pious.

When David was anointed, no one voted.

The Gospel of Mark tells the story of a precarious moment.

Paul comes to the Corinthians as he is and ministers among them from God’s grace dwelling in his distinct and dented life.

Seeds do not grow without soil, and soil is a factor of place.

Learning to trust in God requires an act of will.

Jesus is in alignment with many rabbis when he asks, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath?”

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

How could it be better for Jesus to go away?

According to 1 John, we have received more than mere mortal attestation.

Is there anything more embarrassing than believing in a three-story universe?

The psalmist is bossy: “Sing to the Lord a new song.”

Fruitful ministry becomes sustainable when it is shared, person to person and generation to generation.