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Gut Punch

Abbey of the Arts "Monk in the World" Guest Post Amy Oden It hit me first in my stomach, a gut punch I was not braced for: news that I...

Simple

Amy Oden Church of the Resurrection Insights Blog “. . . turn your lives around and become like this little child” (Matthew 18:3) I...

God's Throughline

Amy Oden September 2023 Church of the Resurrection Insights Blog Deuteronomy 26:1-9 When we talk about stewardship or finance campaigns,...

Broken-Open-Heartedness

WorkingPreacher.org commentary for preachers on Isaiah 5:1-7 Amy Oden Isaiah tells of a beloved vineyard, lovingly tended yet gone...

The Most True Thing

Amy Oden Church of the Resurrection Insights Blog Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus’ own baptism sets the pattern for all of us. The Spirit...

Scarcity and Imagination

Amy Oden for Working Preacher.org Commentary for Preachers on Isaiah 51:1-6 These verses from Isaiah are packed as they celebrate what...

Foreigners?

Amy Oden for WorkingPreacher.org Commentary for Preachers on Isaiah 58: 1, 6-8 Preaching this Isaiah text could take several tacks. Be...

Growing Deeper

Church of the Resurrection Insights Blog Isaiah 58:5-10 Amy Oden I teach spiritual formation in a variety of...

Put-off by God's Will

Church of the Resurrection Insights Blog Amy Oden I’m in a season now when I feel lost in a fog. One season of my life has ended with my...

The Prophetic Gaze

on workingpreacher.org Fifth Sunday of Easter Commentary on Acts 7:55-60 This is a disturbing story. Stephen speaks truth to power and is...