Grace
We have lived through the shock and horror of September 11, the gracious coming together of September 12, the “new normal” of September 13…. Where do we go from here? Let’s see what a comic lens on scripture might suggest….
Read MoreThoughts on baptism (and wacky London donuts) through the comic lens!
Read MoreBelieve it or not, 2018 has brought my life a boatload of joy! Here are my top 10. What are yours?
Read MoreAs this is the first Christmas since my dad died, I especially cherish a particularly poignant memory of him and a Christmas past. To be exact, the one when I was 15.
Read More"Slacktivist" Fred Clark's blog "The Ugly Ingratitude of 'The Nashville Statement' is presented here in full. Here we witness great discussion and use of Paul's cutting (ha ha ha!) in Galatians 5:12, among other important things (ha ha ha ha!).
Read MoreThanksgiving - and the Bible - invite us to be grateful for some pretty weird things. So how great there are gourds in our Thanksgiving centerpiece! (If not on our plate....)
Read MoreThe story of "The Transfiguration" becomes a lot of fun (and theologically spot on!) when we remember that Peter is the "Barney Fife" of the Gospels....
Read MoreWhen we think "Endora," it's a much different witch than her namesake found, surprisingly, in 1 Samuel 28.
Read MoreAs Israel and Palestine have jumped into another heartbreaking round of intensified bloodshed and intractable vitriol aimed at one another, I wonder if what the Bible says about tricksters, especially in the "Jacob Cycle" of Genesis 25-33, can provide helpful insight.
Read MoreThe surprising comedy in the story of Jesus' "Feeding of the 5,000" is really just icing on the cake. Of course, for many, that's the best part of the cake to bite into!
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