Scripture
January 29, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Luke’s Beatitudes are for the poor. What if Matthew’s are, too?
January 22, Epiphany 3A (Psalm 27:1, 4-9;
Matthew 4:12-23)
Matthew 4:12-23)
If God is our salvation and stronghold, why are we just as vulnerable as anyone else?
A biography of Psalm 91
The deeper Philip Jenkins takes us, the more layered and fascinating the story becomes.
January 15, Epiphany 2A (John 1:29-42)
What are you looking for? It’s a good question, maybe the only question.
Reading the Bible with Love Sechrest
In Race and Rhyme, associative hermeneutics finds its roots in deep, communal, and highly developed wisdom.
January 8, Baptism of the Lord A (Matthew 3:13-17)
Even Jesus is unable to escape the consequences of sin, becoming a victim of human violence.
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord A (Matthew 2:1-12)
It must have been a strange sight: grown adults, prostrate before a toddler.
January 1, Christmas 1A (Matthew 2:13-23)
Before Mary can cut the tags off the brand-new frankincense, the weeping starts.
An even better Bible
The leaders of the NRSVue project talk about translation, reception, and what Bibles are for.
December 24 & 25, Nativity (Luke 2:1-20)
God’s faithfulness shows up with wonder and surprise in a weary and heavy-laden world.
My fertility journey with Mary
Navigating agency and surrender with my namesake, the mother of God
Golden Calf and consuming fire
“One day,” says Avivah Zornberg, “I had a flash of insight about Leviticus as a whole.”
Avivah Zornberg finds the plot of Leviticus
The eclectic scholar masterfully uncovers the subterranean threads and tensions that underlie this nonnarrative text.
December 11, Advent 3A (Matthew 11:2-11)
John the Baptist is not sure if Jesus is very Christlike.
Should we avoid liturgical language of light and dark?
While struggling with this question as a church songwriter, I came up with six guidelines.
December 4, Advent 2A (Matthew 3:1-12)
John the Baptist is calling for more than a cognitive recognition of wrongdoing.
November 27, Advent 1A (Romans 13:11–14; Matthew 24:36–44)
We can recognize ourselves in the messy people around Jesus.
November 20, Reign of Christ C (Luke 23:33–43)
In a blockbuster movie, this is when our hero would leap from the cross.