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Kings—a perpetual disappointment
The Bible expresses God’s constant opposition to kings and humanity’s constant desire for them anyway, regardless of the consequences.
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Between Proper 28 + 29 (Year B)
Preparing for the last Sunday after Pentecost gives us a chance to confront the question of power and kingship from below.
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The Temple’s Rot—for Proper 28B
In the Little Apocalypse of Mark, we are invited to see the rot at the center of the Temple, when it would rather we be afraid.
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Apocalypse — and fearing the future
Our fear of the apocalyptic reflects a misunderstanding of what it is and yet embodies why we’re called to live through it.
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Between Proper 27 + 28 (Year B)
The move this week into the Little Apocalypse is preceded by an experience of Jesus preparing the people for what is to come.
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With the faithful vision of William Temple
In William Temple, we have a vision of the world through the lens of faith that resembles the great promise of Jesus’s vision for us.
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Exploitation at the Temple—for Proper 27B
At the Temple, Jesus teaches about economic exploitation by the powerful and offers a visual metaphor of what it means.
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Poverty is a death sentence
To go without food and water is deadly. And in recent times, we started to treat access as a luxury for people to earn.