Christianity
A Sermon on the Parable of the 10 Bridesmaids
What if this parable isn’t about “doing all the things” after all?
Category: Scripture
Scripture
Choose You This Day
Just because we don’t call our idols “gods” doesn’t mean we aren’t worshipping them.
Scripture
Is This What You Think I Want?
A hopefully-not-too-presumptuous modern-day paraphrase of Isaiah 58:1-12
Scripture
The Sign: An Advent Reflection
Joseph the Carpenter and King Ahaz of Judah might not seem as if they have much in common, but in fact they’re both confronted with a confounding claim: a child as the sign of God’s presence.
Scripture
God Invites Our Disappointment: Praying the Psalms
My interview with Gina Colvin on her podcast, A Thoughtful Faith, about the practice of praying the Psalms.
Politics
Citizenship in Heaven: The Radical Nature of Power in Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
What does it mean when the ultimate power of the universe slips into human skin and submits to death on a cross?