weekly insights

"Miriam died there, and was buried there" (Numbers 20:1). That’s it. In one brief sentence, the Bible records the death of Miriam, sister...

“Any dispute which is for the sake of Heaven, its end will endure. But if it’s not for the sake of heaven, its end will not endure. Which...

Have you ever faced a critical decision where the way forward was unclear, risky, and the stakes high? Yet everything in your life had...

As the Book of Numbers continues the story of the Israelites’ epic wilderness journey, episodes of rebellion and conflict emerge. With...

Sitting in church, Kathy gives the homilist the full impact of her gaze. Her look is direct, her eyes alert, her smile warm; at the very...

With an eye to the Jewish cycle of readings, this week we open the Book of Numbers, also known by its Hebrew title ‘Bamidbar’ (In the...

The Book of Leviticus holds detailed instructions for the formation of a people as they learn to walk in the ways of God. In chapter 26...