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Who Do You Trust?

October 9, 2025

Jesus exemplifies what it means to be trustworthy in his ongoing extension of love, mercy, and gratitude

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Hope for a Future Flourishing from Micah

September 3, 2025

It is both Micah’s intolerance for injustice and his recognition that God acts in unexpected ways that offer important theological insight for us today

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Jude for Gen Alpha

August 7, 2025

Why this short epistle is good news for Gen Alpha!

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Handfuls on Purpose

July 17, 2025

What will be the legacy of those who learn from us?

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Mouthwash for the Imagination

July 1, 2025

How Romans re-introduces us to God

When the Word Becomes Home

June 18, 2025

Hope-filled incarnational theology

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Woe to the Shepherds

June 5, 2025

The good shepherd will not stand by while his children are destroyed

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All Things in Heaven and on Earth

May 23, 2025

Reflections on Christ and the cosmos in Colossians 1:15-20

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Recognition: Reading the Gospel of Luke Knowing How It Ends

May 6, 2025

Theology has its limits

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The Problem of the Brother (or Sister)

March 27, 2025

Reconciliation in the face of real sin as modeled in Genesis

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The Political Life of Jesus

March 13, 2025

Balancing kingship and compassion in the Gospel of Matthew

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Listening to Balaam’s Donkey (and Other Outsiders)

February 13, 2025

The difficult necessity of finding the good in our enemies

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The Joy of Reading Paul’s Letter to the Philippians

January 16, 2025

Reading Philippians as a gateway to Paul's character and thought.

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Draped in Love

January 7, 2025

The Book of Acts is a continuation of the ministry of Jesus, now carried on by those upon whom the Spirit alighted on Pentecost. Our lives are a continuation of these stories, too.