The Fall||Genesis opens in wonder as the universe soars like a symphony into the void. From the canopy of stars down to the slug under the rock, all is good. God moves across the waters and what is new unfolds. Creation ...

God's Dwelling ||The kingdom was strong. Solomon had been chosen by his father to rule. His rivals were killed. Peace was at hand. The new king at first remained faithful. Like David, he remembered how small is a man in ...

Judas and the Rest of Us|Children are rarely named after that apostle. Judas betrayed Jesus and from that deed the passion unfolds. These companions shared meals and faced danger together. Breaking the bonds of trust, the ...

The messenger greeted her warmly. How could this be? Who was she to be blessed among women? She was of no importance. It must be a mistake.|Still she listened. The promise was strange: she was to give birth by the power ...

The Power of the Word||How did this happen? Visited by the dead one, our beloved friend. You who died once again enter the room, share our meal, speak to us. How to grasp this? We are amazed into silence. Everything matters: ...

When We Are Far From Home|Life exceeds dreams. We pray for comfort and release. But it wasn't supposed to be like this. All along we knew what to look for. We were not asleep. We kept watch. And still we're taken by surprise. ...

Following You||The young man was so bright. He lit up the classroom. That one is smiled upon; he will go far. Somewhere down the line, his thinking scrambled. A new idea clamped down hard. It came up in every discussion: ...

"The idea of 'substance' in Spinoza is more interesting than most people I know" was a line from a favorite teacher in graduate school. We laughed at the odd contest--lofty thought victorious over enfleshed beings. Contempt ...

Freedom and Forgiveness||The philosopher Kierkegaard identified two movements of faith. The leap to the infinite and belief in God is well-known. But the second move back to the finite slips by unnoticed. Here unfolds the ...

The Poverty of Being Loved||Naaman could not hide his disease despite his many victories in war and the splendor of the Aramean court. He clung to the words of the Israelite slave girl and traveled to another country in ...