Monthly Archives: February 2023

The Power of Myth and Metaphor Romans 5:12-19 Death does not hinge on human sin.Literally.Paul knows this. Death and extinction long precededthe arrival of humans and their sins.Paul’s audience in the Roman church knows this. Evolutionary biology is beside the … Continue reading →

The Politics of No Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 No, we are not bewhiskered woodsmen posingwith a fabled misery whip 12-feet longemerging from the sepia history of real men or frugal, gaunt survivalists riding outthe Great Depression or the khaki war machinefighting … Continue reading →

Lifting the Veil Exodus 24:12-18 To the east, news-crawler clouds scrape the mountains,hiding the higher elevations. A kaleidoscope of rain,wind, and fog turns and turns againits swirl of gunmetal gray over the lowlands. A friend of mine comes from the … Continue reading →

The Growth of St. John’s Church 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 The first to speak is the garden soil.Our hopes depend on fertile land.Without the soil, we cannot grow. Land alone is bereft of life.What we need is healthy seed.Without the seed, … Continue reading →

For the Faces I Will Never See You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and … Continue reading →