Scripture
November 1, All Saints A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Eight upside-down blessings for a pandemic world
N. T. Wright and Walter Brueggemann look to the Bible for wisdom during the pandemic
They both resist easy answers to the problem of suffering.
October 25, 30A (Matthew 22:34-46)
Jesus teaches us to always aim for the center. And repeat.
October 18, 29A (Exodus 33:12-23)
Moses has never been one to keep his mouth shut.
October 11, 28A (Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23)
The golden calf isn’t a terrible idea. It’s just not God’s idea.
The 2020 Census and the daughters of Zelophehad
The book of Numbers reminds us why it matters who we count.
October 4, 27A (Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20)
Rules help us sustain life in community, whether we like it or not.
September 13, 24A (Exodus 14:19-31; Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21)
It's time for us to hear the song of Moses and Miriam in a new way.
August 30, 22A (Matthew 16:21-28)
Following Jesus means the human things and the divine things will overlap.
Sue Monk Kidd imagines Jesus with a strong-willed wife
The Book of Longings offers a rare glimpse into the interior lives of women in the biblical world.
August 23, 21A (Exodus 1:8-2:10)
When the privileged and the helpless are called into holy conspiracy
Interpreting Jesus’ healings as a conflict with purity laws is dead wrong
Jesus’ conflict, Matthew Thiessen argues, was with the forces of death.
August 16, 20A (Genesis 45:1-15)
Is the Joseph story just an old unsophisticated morality trope?
August 9, 19A (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b)
Small graces can give us hope—even in the pit.
July 26, 17A (Romans 8:26–39)
There are some matters that a well-rehearsed and repeated Bible verse won’t fix.