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Jerusalem is the geographical and hermeneutical center of Luke’s Gospel. The drama of the narrative begins and ends in the Jerusalem temple (1:5-8; 24:52-53). Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem unfolds over many chapters in Luke, (...)

Hebrews has the most intricate Christology in the New Testament.1 It presents a high Christology in which Christ is the agent of creation and the exalted Son of God and High Priest installed at God’s (...)

The last in a four-part series on Colossians, this passage gives practical counsel on how to enact the letter’s theological themes in everyday life. Using metaphors related to spatial location, and stripping off and putting (...)

“I used to think that God never changes,” said one of my seminary students a few years back, “and then I read the Old Testament.” This story in Exodus 32 is one of the prime (...)

Sometimes the good news that we need to hear is not what we want to hear. The doctor gives us a good report, but says your next step for healthy living requires lowering your carbs (...)

Theologically speaking, the book of Lamentations covers a lot of ground. And for communities that have suffered debasement, displacement, and destruction, it can teach us to give voice to the soul-wrenching questions and cries of (...)

This week’s reading contains a couple of potentially difficult metaphors. First, consider verse 6: “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted (...)

Isaiah invites us into a theological vision of what life can be for God’s faithful people.1 In the Isaiah traditions are interwoven memories of ancient truth and promises of a radiant future for Israel. In (...)

The opening of Paul’s letter to the Romans may seem an odd choice for the final Sunday in Advent, but upon further inspection the selection makes sense. In this richly theological greeting, Paul begins to (...)

Isaiah 50:4-9a is part of the third of four “Servant Songs” in Isaiah 40-55 (a section of the book commonly called Second Isaiah).1 The passage stands at a critical juncture or turning point for the (...)