When we read about the miracles performed by Jesus, and when we pray for miracles, we should take care that we’re not asking for magic. There were plenty of self-proclaimed magicians...

Who sinned? From ancient times to now, illness and disability have often been attributed to sin—usually the sin of an individual. Science and medicine offer alternative explanations, and so does Jesus....

The point of the conversation Jesus has with the woman at the well is never about her having five husbands, yet readers of this text gravitate toward that point. We do...

Hubris is the type of pride that leads to failure. It is a dangerous path. We start to think so much of ourselves that we make mistakes and act immorally, thinking...

With so many atrocities happening in our world right now, praying for peace is not just a perfunctory action anymore. We desperately want peace in our divided, contentious world. Romans 5:1-5...

Psalm 95 says that God loathed the Israelites for forty years. But did God actually do so? I struggle to reconcile the image of God as loving and forbearing with the...

I love reading biblical passages that speak about how God is directly involved in the creation of our beautiful world. Inasmuch as that sounds simplistic, to speak of God’s direct involvement...

The miracle of water coming out of a rock is not the only miracle in this passage. In verse 6 God tells Moses that God will be standing in front of...

Icannot blame the Israelites for complaining. Even if they were liberated from slavery and witnessed the parting of the sea—or perhaps because of these experiences—I understand why they cried out to...

When Jesus says no one can see the kingdom of God without being “born from above,” it’s an invitation to unlearn old answers, to relinquish all that we assume makes us...