Faith • Theological Reflections Anxiety is Not Irreverence: Suffering Faithfully Rafa Oliveira | 12 min read “Irreverence!” he declared as he slammed his palm onto the wooden pulpit. A brittle silence briefly hung in the sanctuary. The congregants present continued to stare blankly at the preacher,... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections “Do You Want to Go Away as Well?”: A Question for Desperate Disciples Rev. Joe Palekas | 11 min read Have you ever read a passage in the Bible, and found yourself thinking it to be rather odd? There’s no question that some passages in the Bible seem very strange... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections On Christmas Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read What is Christmas? Thousands of words have been written, hundreds of songs sung—the centuries are full of hope, longing for the day when all sad things will become untrue, Tolkiens’... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Matthew 1: God With Us in Covenant and Crisis Rev. Joe Palekas | 7 min read On January 2, 2023, Quentin Colon Roosevelt became one of the youngest ever people elected to office in Washington, D.C. at 18 years old. His office? Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections An Advent Mediation from the Ronald McDonald House Dave Saville | 5 min read I hate this place. How is it possible to hate what you’re thankful for? I haven’t worked out all the details yet. Some questions are better after caffeine anyway, so... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections When the Holidays Were a Letdown: An Unexpected Lesson from Daniel Rev. Matt Lietzen | 11 min read Of all the things that the book of Daniel can teach us—how to be faithful to God amidst all the pressures of living in a pluralistic society, how to pray,... Continue Reading