Virginia Parrish (@texpatnj) is among the intelligent people I know. I asked if she would write about the grammatically passive voice of Jesus in the Gospels. What follows is a theological and philosophical exploration of the additional meanings found …

Sorren Kierkegaard continues to be source of delight for my theology and imagination. I do not understand him so much of the time and yet and drawn to him with some consistency.

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If success in human terms isn’t a name for God, as many philosophers and theologians assert, then what does “success” mean to God? asks the Rev. Jason Valendy.

Many people know that Jesus taught many times using parables. A parable is a story that puts things “parallel” to one another in order to allow the space between them to illuminate what we are missing. Sort of like putting a frame around a picture. The…

God has given each preacher a unique perspective on the faith that needs to be proclaimed without fear, says the Rev. Jason Valendy.

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There is a bit of an interesting cycle in the preacher world that is perhaps not unique but nonetheless real. It goes like this:The preacher wants to be a comic because there is something the preforming comedy that allows you to speak truth to power wi…

Praying FOR people is a lot different from praying WITH people, writes the Rev. Jason Valendy.

Praying for someone or for a situation is a common Christian practice. Prayer brings us into solidarity with one another, but it also is a confessional posture. Praying for someone often suggests a powerlessness to a situation and that we pray that God…