• Harassed and Helpless

    Harassed and Helpless

    When Jesus shows sympathy for the people who are “like sheep without a shepherd” do we ever think to ask why they are?

  • Power and the burden to act

    Power and the burden to act

    What do we do with our wealth? What obligation do we feel to do something good with it? And what about now?

  • Between Proper 5 and 6 (Year A)

    Between Proper 5 and 6 (Year A)

    This week’s gap between the lectionary readings seems like just a couple more healing stories. But we aren’t reading many.

  • Misplaced Accuracy

    Misplaced Accuracy

    When Jesus transgresses boundaries, he exposes the way people focus on the wrong thing. Like when we do it, too.

  • The counterintuitive way we avoid problems

    The counterintuitive way we avoid problems

    When wrestling with a problem like climate change, we get lost, confused, and frustrated. But we do this on purpose.

  • What is the point of theology?

    What is the point of theology?

    Theology has a reputation. It’s confusing, often conflicting, and full of arguments. So what is it actually for?

  • The One Rule of Preaching

    The One Rule of Preaching

    The challenge of preaching is the challenge of communicating. We don’t always know what would be simple to understand.

  • Three Stories

    Three Stories

    In these stories, Jesus makes miracles. But that is only possible because people fail to see the change we can make.