Brent Ness

It’s challenging to have houseguests in NYC. For most of us fortunate enough to have housing, our spaces are small. An extra bedroom? Probably not.

It’s the travel season. Lots of us take advantage of the summertime to visit family and folks elsewhere, host friends or become amateur tour guides for friends visiting…

We return to the lectionary this Sunday with a reading of one of the most terrifying and triggering stories in the Bible — the Akedah, the binding of Isaac.

Yet isn’t pride one of the Christian tradition’s seven deadly sins? There’s also the biblical proverb that has entered popular discourse (incorrectly)…

In this text, Habakkuk, the prophet, is angry at God. Why hasn’t your justice arrived, Habakkuk complains? 

Have you ever had to pitch a tent? As many of you may know, I struggle with “fun” or “leisurely” outdoor activities. It’s mostly my suburban upbringing…

This Sunday, we get to officially welcome Rev. Dr. J. Terry Todd to our pastoral team. He’s not at all new to us. 

So, as you’re all probably tired of hearing by now, Amanda and I graduated from Union Theological Seminary last weekend.

On Ascension Day, the risen Christ takes off, leaving the Apostles to figure out what to do with the rest of their lives.

It is hard not to get stuck in hopelessness.  It is hard not to feel stalled by overwhelm.  The enormity of injustice and the numbers of needs…