God

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Whose God is This Anyway?

Does anyone else get uncomfortable proclaiming things like “How Great is Our God” or “Our [...]

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Fertility under Threat

Fertility of both soil and womb concerned many biblical writers in an era of threat by drought [...]

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Job’s Unsettled World and Ours

The biblical patriarch Job, a well-respected community leader, is easy [...]

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Bread from Heaven

Food fills the menu in August’s lectionary. Four weeks of Gospel readings explore John 6’s discussions between [...]

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Brought to You by the Letter “O”

I just cannot help being intrigued by things that I [...]

Dear Working Preacher
No Preaching Required

It’s hard to compete with Palm/Passion Sunday. And maybe, you shouldn’t. Have you thought about letting the [...]

Dear Working Preacher
John 3:16 — What Else Is There To Say?

John 3:14. Not even a close second to John 3:16 [...]

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God of Death and Life

Death and life dominate the Lenten lectionary in March, beginning on the first day with Abram’s childlessness [...]

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Packers, Cowboys, and the Power of Hate

I cheered for the Green Bay Packers recently and I’m [...]

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God’s Covenant with All Creatures

Sometimes a comfortably well-trodden path becomes a rut. When our [...]