Sep 10, 2026 | Surprised by the Text
Faith Is Being Open A hymn I wrote after 9/11 — and a gift Sometimes a biblical text stays with you. Twenty-four years ago, on the first anniversary of September 11, I was working with the lectionary passage from Romans 12. The country was still grieving. We were...
Aug 31, 2026 | Surprised by the Text
Be Ye Perfect A tutorial in reading a single verse in its context. Preaching from a single verse is a recipe for prooftexting. However memorable or quotable, an individual verse too often serves as a mirror for our assumptions. Context breaks that pattern, allowing...
