As we read through the Bible we sometimes hit buzzwords. When we do, our theological tools of community, reason, experience, tradition and prayer help us avoid interpretive missteps. Isaiah describes Israel as Sodom and Gomorrah.  Genesis 19 tells how one evening, two messengers came to Sodom and began setting up an overnight camp in the […]

With the invention of the telescope, Galileo’s math began to reshape the long held church-state understanding that the earth was the center of the universe. Instead of embracing the unfolding scientific truth, the church clung to a literal interpretation of scripture, citing passages like Psalm 104:5 “God set the earth on its foundations; so that […]

Think about a holy moment: a memory that is excellent, lovely or good. Maybe you saw a leaf dance down from a tree, heard a toddler laugh, felt God in the bagpipes, or simply made some excellent tofu chili? Find that holy moment- linger in it like prayer. Having found and held that holy moment, […]