Who is my neighbor? The point of the parable is that the person who shows mercy to me is my neighbor.
Truth with teeth: The study of satire and our study of the Bible Satire can quickly become toothless, selling itself for an easy laugh.
Will our children have faith? John Westerhoff’s question after 40 years Thousands of seminarians have read John H. Westerhoff III’s Will Our Children Have Faith? and it has guided countless parishes and denominational offices in their Christian education programs.
All you need is (God’s) love: Atonement and the Cross God’s love is something counter-cultural, offensive, and ego-insulting. It is not free, but costly.
Thanksgiving, remembrance, and the ‘whole Christ’ in the Psalms Do the historical psalms simply retell stories we read in a more gripping form in the Pentateuch and elsewhere?
Why the RCL is killing churches, and what you can do about it The RCL has not succeeded in developing biblical piety in our congregations. Here are six ways to fix its errors.
Why the RCL is killing churches Pastors and priests are weakening people’s faith every Sunday, and they don’t even realize it. Their secret weapon? The Revised Common Lectionary.
Reading Paul for the unity of the Church How might one read Paul in a way that furthers the cause of visible Christian unity?