Scripture
September 8, Ordinary 23C (Luke 14:25-33)
Jesus isn’t known for being on the winning side. His constant mantra is come and die.
The conversation about faith and sex that The Bachelorette sparked
And that conversation’s inevitable limits
September 1, Ordinary 22C (Proverbs 25:6-7; Luke 14:1, 7-14)
Jesus and Maimonides are drinking from the same well: the book of Proverbs.
Changed by something radically other (Luke 12:32-40)
Can we allow Jesus’ metaphors into our imagination?
From “raised with Christ” to “subject to your husbands” (Colossians 3:1-11)
How would the women of Colossae have responded to chapter 3?
August 25, Ordinary 21C (Isaiah 58:9b-14)
So much of human religiosity comes down to a hoax we perpetrate on God.
Walk in Christ (Colossians 2:6-15)
In Paul's letters, the command to walk is moral exhortation.
Does God command genocide in the book of Joshua?
Daniel Hawk avoids easy responses to violence in the Bible—but then enters some troubling territory.
August 18, Ordinary 20C (Luke 12:49-56; Jeremiah 23:23-29)
We preach the gospel of peace and justice. Are there divides between our words and actions?
Putting ourselves in Martha, Mary, and Jesus’ shoes (Luke 10:38-42)
This is a story some of us need to hear in a new way.
August 11, Ordinary 19C (Luke 12:32-40)
Jesus is the thief, and the powers of this world own the house in which we’re waiting.
Are we Good Samaritans? (Luke 10:25-37)
We are trained to see ourselves as the hero.
August 4, Ordinary 18C (Luke 12:13-21)
This is a funny story. We laugh. But we're laughing at ourselves.
The weariness and the harvest (Galatians 6:[1-6], 7-16)
It is easy to become weary after another officer-involved shooting of a young black man.
July 28, Ordinary 17C (Luke 11:1–13)
What if, when praying for our daily bread, we had real food in mind?
Saving your life, saving the world (1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21)
The most interesting part of "Avengers: Endgame" is the theme of salvation.
July 21, Ordinary 16C (Luke 10:38-42)
This is one of those stories that provokes howls of rage.