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June 2023

June 24, 2023

Why do Christians say God is a Trinity?

It's Saturday: let's talk about the Trinity. (Not for the first time in this column....

December 2022

December 13, 2022

Advent Is When Christians Talk about Hope. But Is There Any? 

Advent, the Christian liturgical season leading up to Christmas, is the time when songs and...

November 2022

November 23, 2022

A New Theology for Thanksgiving

As I load the car, like millions of other Americans, for a long road trip...

April 2022

April 16, 2022

What is Resurrection? 

As Easter approaches in western Christendom, I find myself asking a very basic question of...

April 13, 2022

Holy Week and Temple Worship

Going Up In Mark 11, Jesus goes up to Jerusalem. It’s odd: the text repeats...

April 08, 2022

The Paradox of the Palms

On the eve of Holy Week, I’m noticing the ho-hum way Mark’s triumphal entry account...

March 2022

March 02, 2022

What Is Ash Wednesday?

It's Ash Wednesday. What is that again? Today, Christians in the Western traditions begin the...

January 2022

January 08, 2022

The Best Theology Books I Read in 2021

As I'm still in transition between semesters, I thought today might be a good day...

January 06, 2022

Gifts of the Magi

For those opening this link expecting to read about combs and watch chains, I’m sorry...

January 01, 2022

Habits, Not Resolutions, for the New Year

This January 1st, consider dropping the resolutions and spending time, instead, building new habits.  ...

December 2021

December 29, 2021

Watch Night and Christian Freedom

Before we left campus for Christmas, my colleague Rev. Dr. Dominique Robinson at Seminary of...

December 26, 2021

But Seriously: A Virgin Birth?

OK Christmas, can we talk about the Virgin Birth? After our recent Advent service of...

December 22, 2021

Why are So Many Christmas Carols Sad?

Why do so many Advent and Christmas carols feel sad? Also: why does that make...

December 01, 2021

The Thrill of Mary the Godbearer

In this first week of Advent, I'm contemplating Mary the Godbearer. All who celebrate Christmas...

November 2021

November 27, 2021

When Jesus Celebrated Hanukkah

You and I were made to praise something beyond our understanding. To desire someone that...

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