One of the themes suggested by Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary for this passage is the difference between saving and welcoming. Specifically, the author suggests that the...

In an era in which we’re told that we should not pursue perfection but progress, it seems like overkill to risk ninety-nine sheep for just one. I mean, the rest could...

Often, we think of individual spiritual practices as something we do just for ourselves, practices that fortify and prepare us for the day ahead. This is only partially true. Our faith...

A once-popular practice in some Black churches was “testimony time.” Before the worship service began, the deacons would lead a time for prayer and praise to be offered, followed by testimonies...

As we look at our near-empty churches and note how it seems no one is interested in going to church anymore, we can read Psalm 14 with an air of superiority...

My promising career as a rising manager in a Fortune 100 tech company with access to the most senior executives was gone in a matter of months. I hadn’t done anything...

Destabilization. Destruction. Desolation. These words clearly describe the context that is forthcoming for Jerusalem and Judah, but they also describe the state of many Christian faith communities in the U.S. Few...

“But the piece he was making was flawed while still in his hands.” Over the last few days, we have focused on the difficult words of the Lord. We have been...

The power of the word of the Lord is that it speaks to us with enough room to speak beyond us into the world we live in. This passage, a short...

Today’s psalm echoes the words spoken in Jeremiah 1:4-10. The psalmist speaks of a God who creates our “innermost parts” and weaves us together in the deep parts of the earth....