Theology and Interpretation

John’s gospel includes a number of rather lengthy discourses on [...]

Many years ago, Edmund Steimle, a favorite preacher of mine, made a confession. Over a [...]

John’s gospel tells the story of Jesus in ways that often seem simple on the surface. Yet [...]

John’s gospel gains much of its depth and power through the interactions that Jesus has with people. [...]

The Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann describes the objective of his teaching and scholarship about as well [...]

As ashes are applied to the forehead on Ash Wednesday, a Biblical phrase is said [...]

Should the preacher of any given Sunday in a lectionary-using congregation focus his or her work on [...]

According to the Lukan account of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, when Jesus came to the synagogue [...]