After a week of difficult passages, this passage brings it all together. This foundational exhortation accompanies the other harsh stories this week to finish the message: This is the clothing of...

My work is focused on restoring sacred relationship with nature as a foundational aspect of our spirituality. I can see evidence throughout scripture that relationship with God in the wilderness is...

The parable of the wedding banquet is found in both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. I’ve preached on this parable before, and Luke’s version allows us to focus on the...

What begins as a psalm praising God and requesting the Lord’s favor quickly turns specifically to the confession of sins committed by the Israelites. It is not the Israelites in the...

Most of us don’t have an image of a God that would say things like, “Now let me alone so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may...

The story of the golden calf is usually preached as a cautionary tale about the dangers of idolatry and the heroic prayers of Moses. What is often glossed over is the...

In today’s passage, we read the dire circumstances of the religious elite. And it stems from dynamics of control: “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who...

I believe choice, as a requirement for spiritual growth, inherently pushes us out of our comfort zones and into deeper discernment with God. In our reading for today, we can sense...

Attending seminary became a transformational experience for me, especially in the way in which I was taught to engage the scriptures. I remember taking notes in my first New Testament class...

I grew up in the country along the dirt roads of Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia. I found our home, ensconced by hundreds, if not thousands, of trees (pines and oaks) to...