Published With Thanksgiving

“When anyone has committed a deliberate wrong, they must confess their sin and then bring forward their offering for their wrongdoing committed against the Holy One. For the sin that they sinned, a female lamb or goat the priest will… Read moreLiving with Leviticus – Sorry

“And the priest should dip his finger into the blood, spatter that blood seven times before the Holy One, before the sacred curtain” (Leviticus 4.6). Leviticus isn’t an easy read for an animal lover. It’s…graphic. Whole chapters are devoted to… Read moreLiving with Leviticus – Sacrifice

“And then Job replied to the Holy One. I know you’re able to do anything             your purpose can’t be contravened. ‘Who is this who perverts counsel without knowledge?’             I have spoken of things too wondrous for me, of… Read moreSummer Job: Frameless (Reprise)

“And then the Holy One responded             Out of the storm came Job’s answer: Buckle up! Now I ask the questions,             and you, big man, will tell me the answers Why would you pervert my justice,             why must… Read moreSummer Job: Answers?

“And then the Holy One responded             Out of the storm came Job’s answer: Who are you to shadow wisdom,             utter words without knowledge? Buckle up! Now I ask the questions,             and you, big man, will tell me… Read moreSummer Job: Buckle Up!

“A hollow man will be one I ask for answers             when donkeys, wild donkeys are born human” (Job 11.12). I may have told this story before. When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a magician. I… Read moreSummer Job: Magic Words

“You hunt me, like a lion triumphant             you stalk me in your majesty You repeat your testimony against me             and your anger increases             as the siege continues” (Job 10.16-17). Hell, in its most basic sense, is the… Read moreSummer Job: Walk Away

“What difference does it make, I say;             for the Divine annihilates the good and the bad. When God suddenly whips off his belt             the good children’s despair is mocked. The whole country’s given over to the wicked            … Read moreSummer Job: Monster

“Does God put their thumb on the scales,             the All-Powerful twist what is just? If your children committed wrong             shouldn’t the Divine sentence them for their sin? If you sought out God,             the favor of the All-Powerful;… Read moreSummer Job: What If?

“My friends are like a false riverbed             like a stream that has run dry” (Job 6.15). Looney Tunes taught me so much as a kid. That you could get anything through the mail. That creations could be aware that… Read moreSummer Job: Mirage