Theology and Interpretation
Contemplating COVID Winter
In Texas where I grew up we didn’t bother much with winter. The year’s seasons [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Theology and Interpretation
Oaks of Righteousness
When many of us were growing up, the assumed truth about the United States—as it is still [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Seeing Nature through Children’s Eyes
Last Christmas my son, a school principal in Miami, announced [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Pandemic, Race, and Environmental Justice
In my column two months ago, “Nature’s Warning,” I reflected [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Nature’s Warning
I live in Indiana near Louisville, Kentucky. Since mid-March, Kentucky’s governor Andy Beshear has offered an update [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Recognize (and Protect) Everyday Miracles
How about giving up discontent for Lent? There’s a complaint [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Practicing Gratitude
Searching for Christmas gifts for the youngest members of our family, I came across a “gratitude journal,” [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Sanctuary, the Bible, and Clarification
Over the summer, you may have heard in news and [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Imagining Leadership
Isaiah 11 (December 8) imagines several qualities of wise leadership: wisdom and understanding, council (or strategic thinking) [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Learning to Pay Attention
This summer I taught a week-long continuing education course for pastors on scripture and ecology. [...]