More than you can handle?
What does it mean to “handle” suffering? What do we think “not handling” things would look like?
Category: Bible Study
We once were lost
Do human beings need to be reborn, or do we simply need to be improved?
God helps those who help themselves?
What do you get when you combine an erroneous belief about God, an ancient fable, an old theological heresy, and the lyrics to a favorite hymn?
It’s not my place to judge?
What if we could challenge difficult behavior without fearing that people would leave the church?
A church where you will be comfortable
Should we seek out a different congregation where we will feel more comfortable?
Good news for all the people
Luke’s Gospel overturns commonly accepted social, political, and economic norms and challenges us to consider, “What is good news for all the people?”
Practice Thanksgiving
As we consider ways to practice thanksgiving, an often-overlooked resource is the book of Psalms.
On compassion
Can van Gogh’s painting help us reclaim Jesus’ parable as something more than a cliché?