One day, returning famished from a hunting trip, Esau sniffs out his brother’s famous lentil stew and demands a bowlful. Jacob agrees to his request . . . in exchange for...

Stories of the matriarchs and patriarchs of the Old Testament read like plots from juicy reality television. The second half of Genesis 25 finds an aging couple, Rebekah and Isaac, unexpectedly...

We worship a God who took on flesh—who intimately understands the heaviness of being human. Jesus knows our burdens. He feels our weariness. And he doesn’t leave us to hold all...

The liberating love of a God who enters into covenants with us and makes a way for miracles in the mundane—who brings heaven to earth and has been weaving a sacred...

There’s freedom in saying, “I don’t know.” We can almost see Paul fall to his knees and throw up his hands in today's reading. We can almost hear the desperation in...

The Wedding Industrial Complex is a multi-billion-dollar worldwide industry. It’s not uncommon for couples to go deep into debt paying for all the trappings of a wedding. The clamor is cultural,...

Road trips are full of choices. You can veer right or turn left or turn off the car altogether. Even when you run out of gas and find yourself a bit...

In today’s reading, we see an answer to prayer unfold as God once again uses regular women and men to continue the miracle of covenantal love. Abraham’s servant petitions God, asking...

In our humanity, we doubt. We wonder and wrestle. We try to reason our way into the mystery of God’s story within us and around us. Try as we might, it’s...

Like the Shunammite woman who kept a room on her roof ready for the prophet Elisha (see 2 Kings 4:10), I keep a spare bedroom ready for a former pastor whenever...