The Fourth Wall

For all four of these posts on biblical texts, which are attempts at exegetical dialogue, I will be pairing Peter Gomes and Richard Hays as conversation partners.  Gomes, now deceased, was an American preacher and theologian, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School as well as the University’s chaplain. Richard Hays was…

For all four of these posts on biblical texts, which are attempts at exegetical dialogue, I will be pairing Peter Gomes and Richard Hays as conversation partners.  Gomes, now deceased, was an American preacher and theologian, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School as well as the University’s chaplain. Richard Hays was…

As I have pondered the best way to frame this conversation, I think it’s prudent to explore how one might read the bible since it’s usually at the heart of the argument of those who oppose same-sex relationships.  How does one read their Bible?  As with any issue there seems to be a range of…

I got married 19 years ago today. In what follows I tell you about the hardest year of my life. Kind of. Nadia Bolz-Webber advises one to speak from your wounds, but not while they’re still bleeding. My psychiatrist tells me I’m still healing, so I’ll offer you a truncated version of my reality even…

Blessed are the HEB workers, gas station attendants, postal carriers and anyone who went to work so that the rest of us could buy the things we think we need. Blessed are the doctors and nurses, and health care workers who haven’t slept in weeks and who expose themselves to danger so we can feel…