Many of us know the words of John 3:16. The gospel invites us to search them for deep meaning.

Jesus didn’t serve himself. The church often did—and does.

One simple lesson from the legend of the Transfiguration is the importance of getting away, as Jesus so often did.

The Beatitudes can speak more clearly if we don’t try to think of them as a list of one-size-fits-all obligations.

Isaiah, Amos, and Micah agree on this—and so did Jesus.

Jesus was all about change; churches, not so much.

A sermon about an early film. “Too political”? You decide.

There’s nothing so beautiful that human beings can’t turn it into a problem. Case in point: baptism.

The “wise men” in Matthew’s story were pretty foolish; they received their epiphany anyway.

Over the centuries, the story of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph seeking refuge in Egypt prompted a wide response in art, music, drama, and literature. Today, it calls us to action.