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July 2016

July 11, 2016

Death, Injustice, and a Basket of Fruit (Amos 8:1-12)

By Melissa Browning. Things aren’t always what they seem. Like that time God sent Amos...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Moral Leprosy (2 Kings 5:1-14)

By Adriene Thorne. Now the United States of America was commander of the free...

June 21, 2016

The End of Excuses (Luke 9:51-62)

By Karyn L. Wiseman. I’m a news junky and the last few weeks have been...

June 13, 2016

Parents and Prophets: Fighting for Future Generations (1 Kings 19:1-15)

By Keith Anderson. Was it Jesus who said, “No greater love has anyone than this,...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

An Amazing Partnership with God (1 Kings 17:8-24)

By Rev. Dr. James Forbes. God’s call of Elijah was an invitation to a beautiful...

May 23, 2016

Support Those Who Have Served (Luke 7:1-10)

By Mihee Kim-Kort. On Memorial Day we honor those men and women who have died...

May 16, 2016

Walter Brueggemann on Wisdom (Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31)

By Walter Brueggemann. This text is one of the loveliest and most important biblical texts...

May 09, 2016

Pentecost and the Legacy of Prince (Acts 2:1-21)

By Shively T.J. Smith. Just a couple of weeks ago, many people were tossed unexpectedly...

May 02, 2016

Exposing a Government’s Abuse of Power, and Other Life Hacks (Acts 16:16-40)

By Matthew L. Skinner. Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. It’s familiar to...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Seeking Wholeness In an Inherently Flawed System (John 5:1-9)

By Raj Nadella. A recent study published by the Pew Research Center offers some interesting...

April 18, 2016

Climate Change: We Are Responsible (Acts 11:1-18)

By Rev. Jes Kast-Keat. This week people around the country will participate in Earth Day...

April 15, 2016

Chibok Girls: We Will Not Be Quiet, We Will Not Forget

By Rev. Adriene Thorne. “Don’t force me! Such a thing should not be done in...

April 11, 2016

Not Just About the Future (Revelation 7:9-17)

By Eric D. Barreto. The presidential race has invited all kinds of rash predictions. “If...

April 04, 2016

Finding Light in the Dark: Hope Inside Desperate Discourse (John 21:1-19)

By Karyn L. Wiseman. All you have to do is turn on the news to...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

The Value and Limits of Religious Liberty (Acts 5:27-32)

By Matthew Skinner. Disagreements about whether and how a society should respect people’s “religious liberty”...

March 21, 2016

Grace Bats Last (Luke 24:1-12)

By Rev. Susan Sparks. I am a big believer in shaking things up and approaching...

March 15, 2016

Finding a Deeper Truth Together (Luke 22:14–23:56)

By Sister Simone Campbell. The story of Jesus’ passion and death has stirred my imagination...

March 07, 2016

Jesus, Justice-Fatigue, and Why Being Black Is Exhausting (John 12:1-8)

By Billy Honor. Several days ago I was asked by a local news reporter what...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

A Covenant of Neighborly Justice: Break the Chains of Quid Pro Quo (Isaiah 55:1-9)

By Walter Brueggemann. In this season of Lent, this text of summons may be a...

February 16, 2016

The Money Lie: Consumerism’s Empty Promise (Philippians 3:17-4:1)

By Adam J. Copeland. My wife and I are beginning to start the process of...

February 08, 2016

Revolutionary Love: Dismantling Hierarchy and Pushing Boundaries (Romans 10:8b-13)

By Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis. I must confess that I am an African-American woman, a...

February 02, 2016

Transfiguration: Encouragement for Faithfulness Unto Death (Luke 9:28-36)

By James Forbes. The gospel account of the transfiguration of Jesus comes at a time...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Walls: Not in My Backyard (Luke 4:21-30)

By Greg Carey. Lots of our public conversations these days relate to boundaries. In a...

January 18, 2016

Tamir Rice and the Anguish of Our National Sin (Nehemiah 8:1-10)

By Robert Williamson. On December 28, just before New Year’s Day, a Cleveland grand jury...

December 2015

December 21, 2015

Looking for Jesus (Luke 2:41-52)

By Jim Kast-Keat. A look at the year 2015. You’ll always find what you’re looking...

December 14, 2015

Learning from Mary in Our Age of Endless War (Luke 1:39-55)

By Matthew L. Skinner. Author and activist Shane Claiborne champions a program that turn weapons...

December 13, 2015

The Challenge of Jonah Encountering Radicalization Through Radical Inclusion

By Frances Flannery. Since the Paris attacks, many in the U.S. have drawn deeper boundary...

December 07, 2015

Ordinary Acts of Grace (Luke 3:7-18)

By Eric D. Barreto. Habitat For Humanity NYC enlists volunteers to help rehabilitate old homes...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Selective Salvation in a Fear-Filled World (Luke 3:1-6)

By Karoline Lewis. “All flesh shall see the salvation of God” (Luke 3:1-6). Well, that...

November 23, 2015

Black Friday: Can’t Buy Love (Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Luke 21:25-36)

By Karyn L. Wiseman. Since 1924, the Friday after Thanksgiving has marked the start of...

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