In this week’s lectionary reflection, Teri McDowell Ott highlights a theology of trauma that emerges from Luke’s crucifixion scene and why exposing this trauma is the beginning of hope.
"Hope is a reality that we build our faith on. And hope is incredibly impractical. Both things can be true. God gives us some examples in Scriptures ... that help us hold space for that nuance and choose hope nonetheless."
We can all relate to Job's frustration in Job 19:23-27a, writes Teri McDowell Ott. Perhaps we can learn something from his hope.
Stephanie Sorge reflects on All Saints Day, Zacchaeus, and God's grace.
"This Sunday we, like the Pharisee and the tax collector, will come to the Temple full of needs. … Our Scripture lesson today reminds us that we cannot fulfill these needs on our own. But the good news is that we don’t have to."
"Prayer is not easy. It’s about asking, seeking, knocking, and waiting. Over and over and over again. ... There’s no secret recipe. No magic formula. Just persistence and focus and commitment and discipline. Again and again and again."
What does it mean to live well?
What does the family of faith do after it has eaten together at the table where Christ stands as host?
Rev. Dr. Baron Mullis wonders about the meaning of the chasm between Abraham and the rich man in Luke 16. Perhaps it does not represent condemnation but the difference between cheap grace and God's infinite grace.
In this week’s lectionary reflection, Teri McDowell Ott writes about debt forgiveness in light of Luke’s parable of the dishonest manager.
Teri McDowell Ott reflects on the challenge and gift of being lost, and how we can live with the certainty that will be found by our God who seeks.
Reflecting on the life of Presbyterian writer and theologian Frederick Buechner as well as Moses' last words to Israel, Teri McDowell Ott urges readers to "choose life."
This week, Teri McDowell Ott writes about Luke 14:1,7-14 and the rise of Christian nationalism.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Teri McDowell Ott.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Teri McDowell Ott.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Teri McDowell Ott.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Dr. Millie Snyder.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. John Wurster.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Teri McDowell Ott.
God’s Plumb Line: A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Dr. Baron Mullis.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Brian Christopher Coulter.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Teri McDowell Ott.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Cecelia Armstrong.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection by Whitney Wilkinson Arreche.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection by Teri McDowell Ott.
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