Isaiah 6

When words fail, the church sings—especially on Trinity Sunday.

Jesus calls Peter. But there's a catch.

Jesus calls Peter. But there's a catch.

The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.

The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.

These Trinity Sunday texts show God moving graciously—and persistently—toward people while they struggle to stay on their feet.

Going into the temple of the Lord would never be taken lightly. Still, Isaiah could not have imagined what was about to happen.

Last fall a friend of mine attended a lecture at the University of Mississippi delivered by Stanley Hauerwas. His talk was followed by an invigorating, hour-long question-and-answer dialogue. My friend reported that afterward he and some students, another minister and several laypeople went to someone’s house and talked about God for another hour or so. How novel.

Last fall a friend of mine attended a lecture at the University of Mississippi delivered by Stanley Hauerwas. His talk was followed by an invigorating, hour-long question-and-answer dialogue. My friend reported that afterward he and some students, another minister and several laypeople went to someone’s house and talked about God for another hour or so. How novel.