by Richard Wilson | Nov 30, 2021 | Opinion
Advent 2021 turns again to the Gospel of Luke as the primary focus. The third Gospel conveys the buildup to the birth of Jesus as a story of good news for the masses, including a poor couple seeking refuge in a stable and a band of shepherds. The third Gospel also...
by Richard Wilson | Apr 17, 2020 | Opinion
Exile is a powerful concept in the Hebrew Bible. In addition, it turns out to be transformative as Christianity emerges half-a-millennium later. Life in Judah and Jerusalem in the 590s and 580s BCE changed dramatically. The proactive invasion of Jerusalem by the...
by Richard Wilson | Mar 4, 2020 | Opinion
The history of covenant people, a history that includes Jews, Christians and Muslims, begins with a short paragraph: Genesis 12:1-3. The first utterance of the Lord to Abram is a barked imperative, “Go!” With similar simplicity, Genesis 12:4 reports, “So Abram went,...
by Richard Wilson | Apr 14, 2006 | Opinion
The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is the often-neglected day of Holy Week. “Dark Saturday” it is sometimes called and, like its name, it is a day that tends to get lost in the shadows. The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is...
by Richard Wilson | Jun 10, 2005 | Opinion
Last week many Americans learned a new word: dissemble. The person who introduced the good word was our president, George W. Bush. In a May 31 press conference where the president addressed Amnesty International’s damning commentary on recent U.S. treatment of...