finding extra in the ordinary

I just received a copy of a new book from Westminster John Knox Press called Change of Heart by Jeanne Bishop and cannot wait to read it. ...

"I said the inmate's name. It felt strange on my lips, like a first cigarette or a word from another language. It was a name ...

"Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes, most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days...

"It is these earthly tendrils - the touch, the sound, the smell - that spool me in, bring me back to the simple, undeniable truth th...

"All thanks and praise be to you, most holy God, giver of all life. You made us for companionship and shaped you gave us your good e...

"Think for a moment about all the good things religion gives us. Religion provides meaning, purpose, and hope for billions of believ...

"[T]he parables of Jesus are best read in constant conversation with the world and its many forms of literature. They belong to the...