Jun 24, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, Today the church commemorates the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. We always enjoy a couple of weeks with this singular figure each Advent when the appointed Gospel invites us to remember his work as a prophet. But today we recall his birth. At John’s birth, his father Zechariah was filled … Continue reading Forward Today: In the tender compassion of our God
Jun 17, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, To say there’s a lot going on in our world would be an understatement. Between politics, the pandemic, the economy, and protests over racism, it can seem overwhelming. On Twitter, I asked for suggestions for topics for today’s Forward Today. One person responded, “It seems like calm in a time of … Continue reading Forward Today: Prayer and action
Jun 15, 2020
This special podcasts series includes conversations between Lindsay Hardin Freeman, author of the popular book Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter, and Kate Moorehead, author of the newly released Angels of the Bible: Finding Grace, Beauty, and Meaning. Listen to Eve and the Angel at the Gate on  Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or … Continue reading Women and Angels of the Bible—Podcast Series
Jun 10, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, My friend Furman Buchanan posted a photo on his Facebook last week, and I’m still thinking about it. You can see the photo: a lovely labyrinth with “hope” written in stones at the center. I love this, because the labyrinth is, itself, a symbol of pilgrimage, or perhaps a pilgrimage in … Continue reading Forward Today: Where there is despair, hope
Jun 3, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, As I write this, Cincinnati has been participating in protests the last few days, as people demonstrate following the killing of George Floyd. But the protests go way deeper than that. The United States was founded with the original sin of racism, as slavery was built in to our constitution. All … Continue reading Forward Today: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend