“Happy are those . . .” Garnet Raven shows us that happiness is a complex state not easily achieved. The kind of happiness referred to in Psalm 1 is partially captured in Wagamese’s slang...

Resurrection of the dead is one of the most difficult Christian doctrines to understand. It is easier to find imagery that allows us to glimpse resurrection than to define it. When...

Richard Wagamese’s books record the difficult, diverse, and complex paths of human beings toward healing from deep emotional wounds. In Keeper’n Me, Garnet Raven seeks his Ojibway identity, learns the teachings...

In this passage, Jeremiah presents us with a series of potent metaphors for the person who places trust in mere mortals rather than in God, concluding with the shocking image of...

I can lose myself easily in Richard Wagamese’s descriptions of Ontario lake country—the pines, the cliffs, the water. I imagine paddling the lakes or driving through the forest to White Dog...

This week’s scriptures are rife with uncomfortable contrasts. Scriptural formulas like “Blessed are you” and “Woe to you” vault me first into a childish form of works righteousness: What must I...

Peter, James, and John are working their “day jobs,” seemingly unaware of God’s persistent call on their lives to become three of the apostles. When Peter realizes that he is in...

Too often we observe serious competition among local churches or denominations to attract new members to their communities when a joint communal, inclusive approach to evangelism and outreach would be far...

It appears that Paul intends to use the testimony of many eyewitnesses to prove the historical truth of the Resurrection. Amongst these witnesses he names Peter, the disciples, and more than...

The psalmist’s reminder that God regards the lowly and is removed from the haughty echoes throughout the Bible. Micah’s oft-quoted words render the psalmist’s words as a prescription for action: “What...