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Christian prayer is the spiritual and mystical act of being incorporated into the life of the Son by the Spirit and coming before God the Father, being received as the Son, and speaking to the (...)

The majestically celebratory opening of Hebrews merits a cautious approach at Christmas.1 The author’s portrayal of Jesus as unique and superior comes at the expense of Jewish traditions and practices. Understanding this portrayal can help (...)

John 1:1–18 is the gospel reading for  the Sunday before Christmas in 2025, where it is both elaboration and “teaser.” For the coming festival of Christmas, these verses offer a creation-size origin narrative that turns (...)

The book of Lamentations emerges from the disorienting aftermath of a pivotal moment in ancient Israelite history: namely, the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 587 BCE. Over a decade, the Judahites’ entire world fell apart. (...)

No prophet incorporates the genre of lament into their message to a greater extent than Jeremiah. Among the most recognized writings of the prophet fitting this characterization are those scattered about the book and known (...)

The people of God are called to experience and embody the heart of God. In this week’s lectionary reading, we learn that the heart of God involves, in the words of the late Bishop Barbara (...)

Isaiah’s song of the vineyard in 5:1–7 may be the most click-bait biblical text ever. But in reality, it’s a radical click-bait-and-switch: Isaiah rivets his listeners and then pulls the rug out from under them (...)

Under ideal conditions—no clouds, moon, or light pollution, and a full sky view—the naked human eye can see light from just around 3000 stars. Yet using our own galaxy, the Milky Way, as the model, (...)

One of the gifts of the lectionary is that it can introduce us to images or metaphors for God in Scripture that we tend to overlook or underemphasize. Of course, metaphorical language for God in (...)

Este domingo y en los dos domingos que siguen, los pasajes bíblicos nos ofrecen la oportunidad para reflexionar sobre la teología y práctica de la misión cristiana desde la perspectiva del evangelio de Lucas. Como (...)