When I signed up to write for the Third Sunday of Lent, I had grand plans to write a brilliant post on the Samaritan woman at the well. After all, this provocative story is bursting […]
Category: Lent
A Sickness Unto Death: Hate and Despair
As Christians continue the journey of Lent, and as a great many today celebrate Saint Patrick’s day in a tumultuous, fearful, and sometimes even hateful political and social context, I’d like to take a moment […]
On the Road to Lent
I woke up to birds outside my bedroom window every morning this week; for the past week, the long grey days of an Indiana winter gave way to at least a temporary taste of spring. […]
Palm Sunday: Affirming the Value of All Living
The Palm Sunday liturgy produces a tension in us. The stories that we tell are really a process, a journey that we call Passion. We have Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem on the one hand […]
Of Mercy and Homecomings
A few weeks ago I woke up a few hours before dawn and decided to go out for a sunrise hike. I set off with my cleats and headlamp and hiked up the local […]
The Fruit of Holy Ground
When the LORD saw him coming over to look at it more closely, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses! Moses!” He answered, “Here I am.” God said, “Come no nearer! Remove […]
Arresting the Beauty: Art and the Transfiguration of Jesus
Second Sunday of Lent Art captures beauty and truth in a way that evades empirical observations. This mystery was mediated before me as I sauntered through the Art Institute of Chicago the other day. I was […]
The University as Social Force? An Octave of Theological Reflection
From February 21-28, consciously both deep in the season of Lent and during Black History Month, Daily Theology will host its 8th week of reflection, entitled “University as Social Force? Protest and Activism in Academia.” This is an introduction to the week.
1st Sunday of Lent: “one who has similarly been tested in every way”
When I was a junior at Georgetown, I was part of a Bible study on the Gospel of Mark. Although I had been raised as a sort of lackadaisical Presbyterian, I had been trending towards […]
What We’re Doing for Lent: Some Reflections
If you have not already checked out Kate Mahon‘s post, Rend Your Hearts: How to Break Your Heart this Lent, then please give it a read now! Some additional folks at Daily Theology wanted to […]
