• Let’s get apocalyptic! Again!

    Let’s get apocalyptic! Again!

    The apocalyptic talk of the first week of Advent gives us a different opportunity to explore what is going on in the world around us.

  • The end of privilege—for Advent 1C

    The end of privilege—for Advent 1C

    The conflict that Jesus speaks to in his apocalyptic talk is about privilege, about fear of loss, about fear of a more just world.

  • Division and the fear of change

    Division and the fear of change

    We struggle to understand the true place of division in our lives, who it serves, and why our fear of it prevents us from achieving justice.

  • Between Proper 29 + Advent 1 (Year C)

    Between Proper 29 + Advent 1 (Year C)

    The new liturgical year begins where the old one ended: with apocalyptic talk and concern for the future—a most familiar feeling.

  • A Misplaced Monarchy

    A Misplaced Monarchy

    As we celebrate the final Sunday of the church year, we engage with matters of kingship, authority, and why we get it all mixed up.

  • From the bottom up, again

    From the bottom up, again

    The challenge of Christ the King Sunday is that we need to deconstruct the nature of kings and kingdoms and then tell it again.

  • A life of service and grace—for Proper 29B

    A life of service and grace—for Proper 29B

    As Jesus’s conversation with Pontius Pilate unfolds, we see his bewilderment at what is going on, because kings must have power.

  • Kings—a perpetual disappointment

    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.