Tripp Fuller

The resurrected Jesus is the shepherd of the sheep. And the community of the Good Shepherd is one where people radically reconfigure how they spend their money. Are we ready for that kind of disciple…

The crucifixion is humanity’s attempt to say No to God’s anointed Lord and Christ. The resurrection is God’s mighty Yes to Jesus, and God’s continuing Yes to humanity as well. 

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 God …

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 “A Man Attested by God”: Here it is! My book is right! *ahem* Also, Easter is an event of the Spirit. This connects us to Jesus, who also had a Spirit-filled ministry. The story of …

This episode is a crossover episode with the Good Doctor Daniel Kirk (of the LectioCast fame).

How high was the early church’s Christology? Daniel is on this podcast to talk about his new book A Man …

He is risen indeed!

Acts 10:34-43 The radical social practice of table fellowship: showing us how broad is God’s desire for communion with people. The gospel erases the boundary lines we otherwise se…

It’s time to follow Jesus to the cross: where God is absent, and the mission seems to fail. Except for those words from the centurion that turn the world upside down.

Isaiah 50:4-9a The teacher is ca…

The darkness of death, and of Lent, cannot keep the resurrection light of Easter from shining. And when resurrection light shines, you know you’re seeing the glory of God.

Ezekiel 37 The Great Zombie…

The scripture passages this week bring us into a world of light: of light that shines so that we can see. Or, perhaps, shows us how we have been seeing people without perceiving them rightly in more …

In times of hunger and thirst, do we trust God to be present? Do we trust God to provide? Do we believe that this is the path to eternal life rather than a roadblock keeping us from it? 

Genesis 17:1…

From Abram to Jesus to the inclusion of the Gentiles we are called into a story of utter dependence on God: trusting God to do for us what we would otherwise try to do for ourselves. 

Genesis 12:1-4a…

Lent begins. And we are invited into the ancient practice of fasting. Fasting does not mean adding a new practice, but shedding a practice for the purpose of deepening our trust in God. The stories o…

God breaks into the present: with a glory that humans embody. The Lectionary sets us up with a series of interlocking texts that richly inform one another.

Exodus 24:12 Moses goes up a mountain, as d…

It’s a great week to get fired! So preach Leviticus 19 and tell people what it actually says. 

Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 We all know the command, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” But what does that lov…

How does a Christian walk in the ways of God, loving God with heart, soul, mind, and strength? Do we do this by obeying the Law? Or by following Jesus? Or both?

Deuteronomy 30:15-20 How is the Abraha…

We are the light of the world. And the very things we do in service to God can be the darkness that obscures the light just as easily as the light that dispels the gloom.

Isaiah 58:1-12 Don’t be hood…

If you want to know what people expect of God, listen to what they think blessing looks like. Epiphany continues to challenge us to look for and recognize God in the places we spurn and despise—even …

Doug Pagitt breaks it down: the problem is Second Grade. Just wait.

Isaiah 9:1-4 Overcoming gloom: a beautiful picture of hope. But the reality is… Second Grade. Am I right?

Psalm 27:1, 4-9 There’s a…

Will we be able to recognize God when God appears? We tend to look “up,” but perhaps we need to look down.

Isaiah 49:1-7 The work of the servant is playing out in plain sight: but God’s people aren’t…

The baptism of Jesus is one of the most perplexing, challenging passages in the Gospels. We can shine a little light on it, but only if we’re willing to distinguish Jesus from God, recognizing God as…

Happy New Year! God is with us in a solidarity more profound than most of us ever dare to imagine.

Isaiah 63:7-9 Getting wrapped up in the fulness of God’s blessing: unmediated, direct blessing. God …