Pentecost’s Missing Verse

Pentecost’s Missing Verse

The lectionary psalm (104:24-34, 35b) for Pentecost Sunday, which Christians around the world celebrated last week, omits the wrathful premise. Verse 35a reads: “Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more.” After these words, the last half...

How You Can Help Create a World of Forgiveness

In the familiar Christmas story in Luke’s Gospel, the angels announce to the shepherds: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14). In a world of constant rivalry and competition, where the win-at-any-cost...