Today, August 6th, is an unusually rich day for biblical reflection and the prayerful space it can lead us into. In many Christian denominations, today is the day to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration. […]
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Encountering the Black Christ in Chicago
The anti-violence protest I participated in last week here in Chicago has me reflecting on what it means to encounter the Black Christ in today’s gospel reading. Jesus is depicted as walking over choppy waves toward […]
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Love in Deeds, Remaining, and Bearing Fruit
Given how quickly the lectionary moves away from post-Easter events, it is tempting to think we “run out” of stories of the risen Christ. Yet the Church is encouraging us to re-evaluate Jesus’s whole life […]
The Feast of Ambrose of Milan: Preaching the Good News, Ready or Not
Nestled in between the feast of Saint Nicholas of Myra on December 6th (also known as Santa Claus, gifter of candy in shoes and purported puncher of Arius at the Council of Nicaea) and the […]
Re-Reading the Gospel of Matthew: Expecting the Unexpected
This past year I had the pleasure of teaching two sections of my university’s required introductory theology course, Foundations of Theology: Biblical and Historical, and I am slated to teach it again this fall as […]
DT Podcast Episode 24 – Susanne Scholz
Welcome to episode 24 of the Daily Theology Podcast! In continuation of his Dallas trip, Mike Avery interviews Dr. Susanne Scholz of Southern Methodist university. The conversation starts with a discussion of Scholz’s influential gymnasium […]
Five Responses to Job’s Suffering
For to me sighing comes more readily than food; my groans well forth like water. For what I feared overtakes me; what I dreaded comes upon me. I have no peace nor ease; I have […]
The Challenge of the Prophets
Welcome to the first installation of this year’s Vacation Bible School! Over the next several weeks, Daily Theology will be bringing you all things bible. Make sure to check back regularly for a variety of […]
Sitting on a Soggy Picnic Blanket: Theology of Interruption and the Parables of Jesus
Picnics Interrupted A local Chicago news source recently reported that Lake Michigan has risen four feet since 2013, consuming whole beaches. In May, the lake was fifteen inches above average and could be rising another six. These […]
Confronted, Confronting, Comforted: Reflections for Holy Week’s “Ordinary Days”
Holy Week balances the drama and ordinariness of Jesus’s last days in almost equal measure. Holy Week’s high liturgies literally script us into Jesus’s last days. We waved palms for Jesus and demanded His crucifixion […]
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