The Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, used the Ark of the Covenant as a sacred totem to stop the flow of the Jordan River when they crossed to claim Canaan as their promised land. They were ...

“There is a baptism with which I must be baptized. And how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!” (Luke 12:49). To understand Jesus’ anguish, we need to remember what baptism is. The act of ...

Preaching legend and longtime professor Robert Smith Jr. is retiring after years of scholarship, accolades, and personal loss. A student at Beeson Divinity School once came to preaching professor ...

Today we hear Luke’s account of Jesus’ baptism. The surrounding passages can help to contextualize the Gospel and reflect on its significance as the birth of Jesus’ public ministry. The beginning of ...

Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Our Gospel reading comes from Mark 1:1-8 about the Preaching of John the Baptist. “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ (the Son of God). 2 As it is written ...

Just a few days ago in Baton Rouge, a new chapter was written in the history of black and white churches. Three dozen pastors and pastoral students, both black and white, male and female, from two ...

It’s the second Sunday of Advent and in the Holy Mass today, the priest will light up the second candle of Advent, which means we’ve got two weeks before Christmas Day. Today’s gospel reading comes ...