Theology and Interpretation
Worship
Why Do We Bless?
What are we doing when we bless animals, backpacks, bikes … and each other? Within the liturgical [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Theology and Interpretation
Hospice and Preaching: Where the Dying Tell the Truth
As preachers our challenge is [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Sermons on Harvest When You’re Not a Farmer
If you’re a preacher who’s [...]
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) [...]