The book of Revelation is Ironic. Jesus wages non-violent war. Jesus is a servant king. The double irony, is that Christians often read this book unironically, which makes Jesus violent and Christianity controlling.

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Are you confused by Christians who support war and violence? Well look no further than this tattooed image of Jesus in Revelation 19 for their biblical justification. But is this violent warrior Jesus real? Or is this image subverting the violent way of empires by symbolically showing us Jesus' way of self-giving love?

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Like the four gospels, the opening books of the Bible include four traditions that are placed side-by-side. These similar, yet different voices are intentionally preserved because diversity of perspective and insight is more important than having one right narrative.

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Welcome Rev. Suzanne Swartz (Parish Associate) preaching on the risen Jesus appearing to the disciples.

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We're not supposed to talk about this, but there are conflicting details in the resurrection stories of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These differences, however, are actually a part of the good news. Happy Easter!

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From the creation stories to the flood stories in Genesis, God is creating space for life in the midst of the chaos. In a similar way, our worship liturgy includes room for us to experience peace in the midst of the flood.

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In the familiar story of Noah's Ark, God tries to kill everyone and everything! How did this become the story we like to tell our children in Sunday School?

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Welcome Rev. Elizabeth Gibbs Zehnder as our guest preacher, talking about being formed by God.

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