“And men from the east and west, from north and south, will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 13:29) One does not have to visit long with Father George Rutler to ...

A word describing our culture today could be “casual.” We’ve traded our three-piece suits for skinny jeans (often with pre-made holes) and untucked shirts. We communicate substituting initials for ...

He may not be cruel and capricious. But don’t pretend he isn’t dangerous. A couple years ago, I visited Israel with a group of Christian journalists. We bobbed in the Dead Sea, ate "Peter fish" in ...

Find today’s readings here. It would be nice if all of life were like Balaam’s experience in today’s first reading, when “the spirit of God came upon him, and he gave voice to his oracle.” The spirit ...

Will Willimon is a retired bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church and professor of Christian ministry at Duke Divinity School. While we always need grace—grace defined ...

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