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Christmas Day and the few days afterward, at least in my North American context, are often a time to focus on ourselves, our own wants and desires, our wish lists, our ability––or lack thereof––to manage (...)

Regardless of how one decides the question of the authorship of the letter to Titus, it is easy to spot a characteristic Pauline theme: the grace of God (verse 11). In keeping with what we (...)

In the book Overload: Finding the Truth in Today’s Deluge of News, trusted news journalist Bob Schieffer argues that we live in an age of information overload. As his book’s subtitle suggests, our age faces (...)

What would happen if God interrupted us?1 What if God barged into the midst of our daily lives, if God made God’s presence known? How would you feel? How would you respond? What change would (...)

This week’s passage opens with the conjunction de (“but”), marking a transition to the discussion of the location and nature of Jesus’ priestly work. The text says that Christ “came as high priest.” In Hebrews (...)

Our passage this week forms the climax of a lengthy narrative in John 11. In this passage, Jesus famously delays his arrival to help his friends Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. His delay not only allows (...)

Jesus has this conversation with “the Jews who had believed in him” (John 8:31), meaning those who were once his followers and disciples but have abandoned such commitment. John’s use of “the Jews” (Ioudaioi) has (...)

The broader context of Exodus: The famous, indeed infamous, episode of the Israelites’ most profound moment of disobedience must be understood in the context of the book of Exodus as a whole. As Dennis Olson (...)

This isn’t quite what we want to hear at the church council meeting or leadership retreat. But perhaps the weeks after Pentecost, when the lights-camera-action of high holy seasons are dimmed, is an appropriate time (...)

How many times a day do you use the phrase “It’s all good”?1 It’s an expression that’s thrown around a lot in everyday life suggesting that everything is fine, acceptable, perhaps even great. We use (...)