The journey toward liberation often begins in solitude. In Genesis 32, Jacob finds himself alone by the Jabbok River. In the stillness of the night, he wrestles with an enigmatic figure....

Parables are stories Jesus told to illuminate his teachings. But just as we struggle to understand their meaning today, Jesus’ disciples sometimes needed help too. “Explain to us the parable,” they...

Stories are powerful. They make us feel. They inspire us to believe, take action, or change our behavior. Knowing the power of stories, Jesus used parables to teach. The word parable...

Fear of being alone is one of our deepest fears. Solitary confinement in prison is one of the harshest and most severe punishments. As humans, we crave connection with other people....

In seeking faithful theological interpretation of Romans 8:26-30, it is important to identify what it does not say as much as what it does say. When Paul writes, “the Spirit helps...

Because of God’s faithful keeping of the covenant with us (Ps. 105:7-11), we are called to respond with thanks and praise. Psalm 105 is a call to worship God. Notice the...

In contrast to yesterday’s Genesis reading in which God’s name was not mentioned, Psalm 105 is all about God. In these five verses, notice the word covenant appears three times. In...

The Bible is often described as the book of family values, with teachings of how we are to treat one another. And yet some stories, like this one in Genesis, stand...

The disciples, like us, did not always understand Jesus. They misunderstood his actions and his words. We find ourselves in similar predicaments. In yesterday’s reading, we read the parable of the...