The other week, we peaked behind the apocalyptic veil of the Book of Revelation and saw how the anticipated Lion of Judah was in fact ‘the Lamb-Who-Was-Slain’, who alone was able unseal the heavenly scroll. In less symbolic language, it was saying that it was the nonviolent offering up his own life is what made … Continue reading Limitless: A Reflection on Revelation 21.1-6
Another seven whirlwind days have passed, so it's time stop and look around a bit and reflect on what's been lighting me up this week. In the interest of full disclosure, a lot of what was drying this exercise at the start of the year was a renewed energy in terms of spiritual and theological … Continue reading What’s Lighting Me Up (May 17, 2025)
Last time, we looked at the Bible through a critical lens, asking whose text it is and whose it isn’t. But postmodernism isn’t just about asking hard questions of existing systems and structures (including sacred ones), but also about asking those same hard questions of ourselves. We don’t just look for biases in the text … Continue reading Big Questions: How Is My Context Impacting my Reading?
Postmodernism has often gotten a bad rap in Christian circles. But to my mind, it has offered us many wonderful gifts — not the least of which has been the lifting up of voices that have not historically been heard in the Church (at least in the past few hundred years): especially the voices of … Continue reading Big Questions: Whose Text is It?
[This post was originally published in 2022, the last time today's readings were in the lectionary. Since the message I wanted to share today was pretty much exactly the same as this, I thought I'd share it again.] Insider and outsider, right and wrong, orthodox and heterodox, us and them — If there’s one thing … Continue reading The Shepherd’s Sheep: A Reflection on John 10.22-30 (Repost)
Matthew Root 