A tiny space rock can rock the heavens. The poorest child in the poorest country can rock our world. That’s how God’s creation always works: with interdependence.

To cherish the harmony of God’s creation, we must avoid causing extinctions. One thing that would help: not grabbing quite so much of the earth for ourselves.

God loves the exuberant diversity of creation.

The start of a sermon series on cherishing the harmony of the natural world. This week: why it’s so important, and why Christianity has so often neglected it.

This is a reflection on the recent presidential debate, with help from the Book of Proverbs and the Epistle of James. (Every now and then, the lectionary readings and the events of the week seem made for each other.)

There’s an endless (and often acrimonious) debate within Christianity: what do we have to do to get right with God?

The Gospel of John spends a whole chapter on Jesus as the Bread of Life.

Here’s a beautiful piece of recent biblical scholarship—something that speaks to the heart as well as the head.

Jesus sometimes served with humility, and sometimes let his light shine. So should we.

I’m thinking about the biblical concept of a “remnant.” Speaking of remnants: did you know that birds evolved from dinosaurs? Maybe there’s a lesson for us in there somewhere!