‘Secular’ Neglect, Salvation Anyway:

Esther 5:9–8:14 and the Theology of the Book of Esther By Wesley Hill In my work as a New Testament professor, I regularly introduce students to the Jewish diaspora — the post-exilic life of the people of I... Read More...

For Such a Time as This

Esther 3:1-5:8 By Hannah Matis If thrillers, even when unrealistic, give you a sense of what people are afraid of in contemporary society, romance novels can be surprisingly effective barometers of hope. Pr... Read More...

Reading Esther and Ruth in Tandem

Esther 1:1–2:23 By Sarah Puryear This week in the Good Book Club, our reading plan moves from the story of Ruth to that of Esther. These two books are often paired with each other because they are the only two books of the Bible named after women, and this... Read More...

He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over You

By Daniel Martins All three of my children are alums of Sewanee: The University of the South. There’s a pious tradition on that “holy mountain” of tapping the roof of one’s vehicle upon exiting the gates of ... Read More...

Love Gleaned, Offered, and Received

Ruth 1:1-2:23 By Brandt L. Montgomery On today, the Feast of the Epiphany, we are again invited on a Good Book Club journey through Scripture, starting with the Book of Ruth. Faust author Johann Wolfgang vo... Read More...

The Changes and Chances of This Life

By Daniel Martins Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness. — The Book of Common Prayer, Compline, p. 133. I was i... Read More...

A Time of Scattering

This post continues a series of Lenten reflections. Part one is here. By David Ney I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. — 2 Chron. 18:16 Where are we? We’re here. ... Read More...

Here

By David Ney The LORD came and stood there, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel! Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening — 1 Sam. 3:10 It is incumbent upon us, in this season of Lent, ... Read More...