Alternate First Reading

In a long-term relationship such as with a colleague, friend, or family member, expressing interpersonal [...]

Who am I? Who are my people? What do we want? What are we building? [...]

Isaiah’s song of the vineyard in 5:1–7 may be the most click-bait biblical text ever. [...]

The use of the term “vision” followed by an indication [...]

The prophet envisions God as a tender, loving, intimate parent who shows mercy. After last [...]

Hosea’s family life serves as a powerful but potentially problematic metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to [...]

Amos is a social justice prophet. We remember his famous line: “Let justice roll down [...]

The prophetic books are often divided into two categories. The books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and [...]

In 2 Kings 5:1–14, the biblical writers recount the story of a military leader’s encounter [...]