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The Parable of the Good Samaritan is a deeply unsettling mirror, revealing that love of one’s neighbor is tested not with strangers at the far edges of the world, but close to home—at our own doorstep, among those with whom we share past conflict, mistrust, disappointment, and hurt.
I wish to highlight how John the Baptist’s priestly orientation also led to tension between Jesus and John the Baptist.
Some songs are wonderful for Sunday morning, but where are the songs that will get you through Monday?
And what a challenging, troubling, and unsettling attitude it is!
Was Jesus on the right, left, or near the center of the political spectrum of first-century Jewish society?
The basis of Christian antimilitarism was the influence of Jesus’ teaching and character as emphasized and interpreted by the early Church.
Hebrew was alive and well in a basically trilingual society in the land of Israel during the first century C.E.
God’s love for Israel came with a blessing for all peoples. Followers of Jesus aren’t getting it right if their love for Israel isn’t doing the same.
The theological lessons of the magi story are complex and nuanced. They require balance and wisdom, and they stretch us beyond what we may feel is practical or reasonable to achieve. But what good is theology if it does not aspire to a vision of a better world?
Mary, the mother of Jesus, must be seen in the context of Jewish suffering.
