Isaiah

We can’t give up on the kingdom of God.

Remembering the past enlightens our understanding of the present. We have been here before.

Remembering the past enlightens our understanding of the present. We have been here before.

Maybe we ask too much of ourselves—and too little of God—if we expect to produce light.

Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember who we are.

“Make firm the feeble knees,” the prophet calls.

A magnificent tree is reduced to a stump. But it’s still alive.

In Isaiah, every promise of newness is an indictment of present brokenness.

Sensing danger does not alone a prophet make.

Sensing danger does not alone a prophet make.

God’s indictment of ancient Israel raises hard questions for Christian readers today.

Judgment doesn’t have to be bad news.

Judgment doesn’t have to be bad news.

The disciples can barely believe that Jesus is dead, let alone that he has been raised to life once more.

As the women prepared the oil and spices, I think they must have told stories.

What do we do with our powerlessness?

Isaiah comes to the rescue with a word of the Lord.

Isaiah and Matthew invite us into deeper solidarity. None is well until all are well.

I wonder what Isaiah is expecting when he raises his hand.

When hope is dim, we need the assurance that God is with us.