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Awe-Full Friday
What if we took our richest theological gains and counted them but loss? What if we let the vastness of the moment pour contempt on


Blessed are the Foot-Washers
After such a majestic buildup, what would we expect to come next? An action of some glory and power worthy of Christ’s universal sovereignty, of


The Silence of Waiting
Uncovering hidden Christs in rests, like they were Easter tombs.


Suffering Pilates
As a Pilate disliker, I always resented his presence in the creeds. He felt like such an inappropriate presence, a festering sliver, an interloper.


In Defense of Hobbies
When I was in graduate school, I wanted to try something new, so I joined a local roller derby team. I loved the opportunity to


Go to Dark Gethsemane
It’s here we reach the pinnacle of Christian doctrine and a hornet’s nest of intra-Christian disputes


Life on the Border Today
Illegal crossings peaked in the first Trump administration and again early in Biden’s term, but the numbers have been declining since 2023 and are now


Lead Us Not Into Temptation?
Many struggle with its final petition: “Lead us not into temptation,” in the King’s English. Does God tempt people into sinning?


Blossom and Rise
A friend asked me weeks ago now, “what can we do?” and I put him off, promising I’d think about it and write something. But


Our Own Superheroes
Because I moved so often as a child–nine places but thirteen residences–I’m apt to say I’m not really “from” anywhere. But that’s probably not totally


Tribal Loyalty
I have spent a lifetime metabolizing split allegiances and belonging to different tribes.


When the Darkness is Gone
If we think God is a vindictive judge, we’ll imitate that God, on the assumption that God loves a favored few and hates everyone else.