Kendall Vanderslice is a professional baker, the founder of the educational nonprofit the Edible Theology Project and a 2018 James Beard Foundation national scholar. Her new book By Bread Alone:…
Lectionary for March 26, 2023 Fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Shortly after we were married, the sibling of one of my wife’s friends…
Lectionary for March 19, 2023 Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 When my eldest complained about his eyesight, we took him to the…
When Mark Ellingsen came across both neurobiological research on how racism may be rooted in brain dynamics and evolutionary theory on the importance of cooperation in advancing the human species,…
As much as we try to create a life path that is smooth and steady, accidents occur, problems crop up, disease ravages, natural disasters strike, and on and on. It…
Most of us take housing for granted. It’s our home, a place where we can store our belongings, live with family and lay our heads at night. But for one…
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Lectionary for March 12, 2023 Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 Because my wife and I were on international insurance that didn’t want to…
Lectionary for March 5, 2023 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 In the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting longer, thank God! I…
Lectionary for Feb. 26, 2023 First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 The Christian understanding of Scripture is a story of God working out…
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In her new book Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic & Freedom Fighter (Broadleaf Books, 2023), Therese Taylor-Stinson examines an aspect of the iconic Underground Railroad leader that’s…
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