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October 2023

October 14, 2023

The Year of the Locust: A Sermon on War

Today I have war on my mind. A week ago, a surprise attack on Jewish...

July 2023

July 08, 2023

Truth’s Diagonal Dance (a reflection on Catherine Pickstock)

Pickstock's Explosive World "Truth," Catherine Pickstock says, "is both a horizontal dance in time and...

February 2023

February 15, 2023

The Flood: Our Gospel for an Age of Planetary Emergency

The Genesis flood: one of the archetypal stories of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. A...

August 2022

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...

June 2022

June 26, 2022

My Date with Rowan William

Last week I had the pleasure of talking theology, literature, and ecology with Rowan Williams....

March 2022

March 09, 2022

The God of Darkness

It’s easy to trust the God of light. I am learning to trust the God...

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...

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...

October 2021

October 13, 2021

Can a Place Make Us Holy?

Is there theological significance to belonging to a place? This question is on my mind...

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