58+ min ago  (217+ words) The UN has added Israel to the list of countries and organizations using sexual violence in war " image courtesy of Vecteezy. com. The United Nations has added Israel to its annual list of parties accused of using sexual violence in…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (823+ words) For centuries, antisemites have relied upon a remarkably consistent strategy: isolate an unfamiliar Jewish text, rip a sentence from its legal and linguistic context, mistranslate it into emotionally inflammatory modern language, and then circulate the distortion among audiences unlikely ever…...

3+ day, 49+ min ago  (871+ words) Let's talk about a spiritual discipline nobody is promoting. Not fasting. Not silence. Not waking up at 4: 30 a. m. to journal beside a candle while a guy named River softly plays acoustic guitar on You Tube. I'm talking about missing out. The…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (299+ words) Some news you need to know, but won't hear about unless you make an effort: Israel committed to delivering 600 or more truckloads of aid to Gaza per day, including food, medicine, fuel, and sheltering materials. At last there would be…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (434+ words) The readings for Pentecost Sunday reflect on a very significant event in salvation history " image courtesy of Vecteezy. com. The readings associated with Pentecost link the Spirit to mission, unity, creation, identity, and renewal. Across all the readings and the…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (475+ words) Image provided by guest writer. (A special thanks to Pilgrim for his continuing contribution to the blog, especially this week, as I was a bit under the weather). A Note on Pastoral Displacement as a Conversational Strategy Todd Flowerday's contributions…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (181+ words) The Adventurous Lectionary " Seventh Sunday of Easter- "Ascension Sunday " May 17. 2026 Bruce G. Epperly Acts 1: 6-14; Psalm 68: 1-10, 32-35; I Peter 4: 12-14; 5: 6-11; John 17: 1-11 AN EARTH-AFFIRMING FAITH. The Ascension reading asks: Why are you looking at heaven, your work is on earth? Can we be both heavenly…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1397+ words) This morning, I happened to open Instagram, and the first post on my feed was President Dallin H. Oaks" post about visiting the Salt Lake Temple as a First Presidency with President Eyring and President Christopherson. He commented on the upcoming…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1000+ words) Patheos Books, Epics, and Scriptures, Lost and Found My recent posts have explored various lost texts, mainly in the context of ancient Greek epics. But I have a long-standing interest in that theme of loss and rediscovery, and particularly in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (174+ words) United States Department of Defense: HIMARS Support of the Unjust War " Operation Epic Fury / Wikimedia Commons If the LORD of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah." Hear the…...