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Stay and follow: Psalm 22: 19-28; Luke 8: 26-39
He was buried alive, this man of the Gerasenes. He was alive, but he lived in a graveyard among the tombs....
Good use of doctrine
By Ellen T. Charry, By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine. (Oxford University Press, 264 pp.)...
Amazing Grace, by Kathleen Norris
By Kathleen Norris, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. (Riverhead Books, 384 pp.)...
Thrones, Dominations, by Dorothy L. Sayers & Jill Paton Walsh
Dorothy Sayers began Thrones, Dominations in 1936, but soon left it behind to concentrate on other projects, including a translation of Dante’s Inferno....
Message to Israel: Hillary Clinton states the obvious
Hillary Clinton recently stated the obvious: the creation of a Palestinian state would be in the best interest of both the Palestinians and the Israelis....
Edifying discourses: Recommended reading
What books illuminate the organizational side of church life and practical dimensions of parish leadership? Four church leaders offer recommendations....
One that matters
We were driving home from soccer practice. I was talking with my 11-year-old son about his team and the drills they had done that evening....
When we’re 64
Americans Discuss Social Security” is a new initiative supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts....
So explain it to me: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15
This Sunday's readings provide Bible backup for a nonscriptural word.
Adhering to Israel’s God
By Walter Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy. (F...
Confessions of a scientist-theologian
By John Polkinghorne, Belief in God in an Age of Science. (Yale University Press, 160 pp.)...
The shape of the church
By Miroslav Volf, After Our Likeness: The CHurch in the Image of the Trinity. (Eerdmans, 313 pp.)...
End of innocence
By Marc Ellis, Unholy Alliance: Religion and Atrocity in Our Time. (Fortress, 224 pp.)...
May God Have Mercy, by John C. Tucker
By John C. Tucker, May God Have Mercy: A True Story of Crime and Punishment. (Norton, 358 pp.)...
Sinatra in the bell tower: God's ear is attuned to the stark syntax of human need
One morning, as I stood on the hill west of town admiring the morning sky just after dawn, the tune on the carillon at the Catholic church caught my attention....
Television angst: Stages on a scriptwriter's way
A new television season always begins in autumn, which is really a shame. Television needs a spring start, with buds bursting, grass growing greener, and trees coming alive....
A word and a calling: 1 Sam. 3:1-20; John 1:43-51
Reading the call of Samuel, one wonders why the lectionary confronts us with such a dread epiphany.
Salman Rushdie: Newsmaker of the year
Newness always poses a threat. Whereas the old and familiar is reassuring and offers at least the semblance of personal control, the new is unpredictable....