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“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 (...)

The sermons in Acts are not autonomous, “sage-on-the-stage,” rhetorical performances. They record lived encounters between preachers and communities grappling with the presence of a risen Lord. As such, sermons in Acts are regularly interrupted by (...)

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 (...)

I live in Indiana near Louisville, Kentucky. Since mid-March, Kentucky’s governor Andy Beshear has offered an update every afternoon concerning the coronavirus pandemic and steps Kentuckians are being asked to take. Early on, he asked (...)