In Jackie Hill Perry’s wonderful book Holier Than Thou, she asks readers to imagine they are Hebrews in the wilderness at the base of Mount Horeb, waiting to meet and hear from a holy, almighty God. …
God’s Grandmothers
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his …
The Suffering God
“The Lord saw the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they though or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So, the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put …
The Gateway to Holiness
I was thinking about this week that we’re about to engage in, this week of Thanksgiving, of giving thanks to the Lord for His goodness, for what He has done, and for who He is. Even though …
Thankfulness in Mourning
It’s November, and I am growing a beard. It’s not the first time I’ve grown one over the holiday season, for lots of purposes: more relaxed time of year, cooler weather, getting on my “skinny Santa” …
A New (Dis)Order
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in fourth grade, standing in front of the whole class; my teacher, Mrs. Thomas, roasting me for not having completed one of my SRAs for the whole year …