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January 2023

January 05, 2023

Jeremiah and Divine Emotion

The Prophetic Books are Faith-Forming Reading the prophets of Israel is tiresome work. I'm 31...

August 2022

August 24, 2022

What Was John’s Baptism about?

If no one knew that Jesus was the messiah yet, what was John's baptism about?...

August 20, 2022

Isaiah, or, Exodus All Over Again

In Isaiah, we learn that God's mighty acts of liberation are a non-identical repetition of...

July 2022

July 23, 2022

Hosea, The Diagonal Prophet

The prophets of Judah and Israel are often seen as vertical in their messaging. The...

July 06, 2022

Apocalyptic Hospitality: A Sermon on Luke 10:1-20

This morning our gospel points us to what I'm going to call apocalyptic hospitality. My...

April 2022

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...

April 06, 2022

Denys and the Unknown God

The most mysterious of all the church fathers is a man whose identity we only...

March 2022

March 04, 2022

Reading Israel’s Scriptures

I wrote earlier about the Transfiguration of Christ as an unveiling of what God experiences...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

A Boring Apocalypse: What Does God Experience When I Pray?

Prayer is boring In Luke chapter 9, Jesus goes up a mountain to pray as...

January 2022

January 29, 2022

Basil and the Gift of the Spirit

“Everything that partakes of [the Holy Spirit’s] grace is filled with joy according to its...

January 22, 2022

Origen of Alexandria and the Gift of Scripture

“Origen is the whetstone of us all.” —Gregory of Nazianzus Origen's Controversial life Controversy always...

December 2021

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...

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