Teri McDowell Ott explores how we misdiagnose our spiritual thirst, wondering if we’ve been left to wander the wilderness of our lives alone and without resources.
When pastoring in Austin, Kyle Walker's church housed evacuees from Hurricane Harvey. This hospitality saved lives. It also showed the church how they could be like Nicodemus — shortsighted.
Can we find freedom this Lent?
Like Jesus, God calls us to bear our own crosses. Let's talk about what that actually means.
How do we continue to live when our mentors and leaders leave us?
As salt of the world, Christians are called to bring out the God-given goodness that already exists around us. But we can't forget that Jesus' command in Matthew 5:13 is plural: we can only be salt of the world when we act alongside our Christian siblings.
Baron Mullis writes about overcoming the wisdom of the world.
The hope of Psalm 27 lies in a God who is always willing to be found, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
Stephanie Sorge explores what it means to witness.
Rose Schrott Taylor wonders if the servant in Isaiah 42 is a prophecy for us as well as Christ.
Kyle Walker invites us to pause in the New Year and use Psalm 148 as a guide to see how creation praises God in ordinary, extraordinary ways.
Teri McDowell Ott pushes against the narrative of scarcity that is conveyed by the grumpy innkeeper in the Western church’s telling of the nativity.
Christmas is difficult, bringing up painful memories for many. But, as John Wurster writes while reflecting on Joseph’s story, Christmas has been difficult from the beginning.
For the third Sunday of Advent, Teri McDowell Ott explores joy as the antidote to despair.
In this lectionary reflection, Teri McDowell Ott explores the spiritual opportunity John the Baptist presents on this second Sunday of Advent.
Barbara A. Chaapel examines this week's apocalyptic Gospel text, exploring how the call to watch and wait is related to the call to act.
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.
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