Genesis 21:8–21 Preachers don’t often spend time with Hagar’s story in part, I think, because it reflects so poorly on some

Genesis 18:1–15, Matthew 9:35–10:8 The lectionary readings this week remind us of the importance of hospitality from both sides: as

Genesis 12:1–9, Hosea 5:15–6:6, Romans 4:13–25, Matthew 9:9–26 Righteousness of Faith: Practice, Witness, Resistance Paul'

Matthew 28:16–20 The Great Commission in Matthew 28 offers a promise of life to the whole world in the name of the Trinity,

Do Not Stand Looking Up: Illumination, Witness, and the Courage to Be Seen Acts 1:6–14 Have we learned to see, and to not