This text brims with edges and boundaries. Christ calls the faith ambassadors to a deserted place, presumably the outer edges of society, to rest. Christ then crosses over the shoreline, only...

Spiritual abandonment feels particularly pervasive these days. I don’t have to go far to hear stories of wounds and aches from folks who feel outcast by the church community and have...

God’s home can be in our very bodies. Regardless of the body, God can dwell there. Moreover, God chooses more often than not to make a home in those bodies often...

Years ago for my Lenten prayer practice, I chose to paint abstract art. I had seen the work of a synesthetic abstract artist who saw colors when she heard music and...

My daughter in all her toddlerhood often experiments with the world around her. It is how she learns best. This also means that countless times a day I hear, “Uh-oh!” When...

I see this often in the church. We, as beloved community, are full of good folk who wish to give of themselves. Sometimes, though, we get so caught up in what...

I do not remember the first time I heard, “Home is where the heart is.” It is one of those colloquialisms that was embedded deep and early. In this text we...

Herod was bound in the tension between doing what was right—refusing to behead John the Baptist—and upholding the social norms and standards around keeping one’s word. Both options had their own...

Those in power in today’s passage had very different opinions of John the Baptist. Herodias had preconceived notions against him, while her husband, King Herod, feared him yet “liked to listen...

This scripture moves from the cosmic infinite to the very personal, truly relational connection God has with humanity. We have insight into God’s selection of humanity through Jesus Christ and through...