Next time you sit with scripture, consider how old and new knowledge of the text transforms your understanding. Appreciate how your lived experience shapes new ways of interpreting scripture.
As you celebrate Labor Day at the beach, lake, or with a barbecue with the neighbors, remember that God wants the Laborer to know justice.
I have never been one much for poetry. I’m not that person who can just quote you a Shakespeare sonnet or the words of Emily Dickinson. When I’m in a conversation, the words of a favorite poem aren’t what come to mind. I don’t have a book of poetry laying on my bedside table. But every once in awhile, I…