The author of United Methodism’s most popular long-term Bible study has issued a plea to the church “to heal and not divide” over the issue of homosexuality… read more

I’m unsure if I’ll focus on the Epistle or the Gospel — or gamely attempt both. Joshua 5:9-12 is a glimpse into the deep recesses of Israel’s… read more

Two terrific texts for Lent 3! Oh, and we also have Paul’s 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. His typological use of the Old Testament leaves me cold somehow. It’s… read more

Early most mornings my wife Joy, our dog Gracie, and I leave our neighborhood by foot to walk among the longleaf pines of the Kisatchie National Forest. Onyx lives at the next to… read more

We have great readings for Lent 2. Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 is the most quoted, theologically pregnant and productive text in all of the Old Testament, with its “the … read more

I love key lime pie. And carrot cake and peach cobbler and butter pecan ice cream. Some people will say, “You don’t love things. You love people. You like those… read more