Jerome Burce

Co-missioners, Last week our editor stumbled across a little piece he wrote two decades ago. It was intended as an appendix to an essay on justification that appeared in Gospel Blazes in the Dark, Crossings’ 2005 festschrift for Ed Schroeder. …

Co-missioners, Today our editor offers some initial reflections on last week’s Crossings conference. Peace and Joy,The Crossings Community __________________________________________________________ A Post-Conference Effusion by Jerome Burce Conference 2025 Audience The then-pending Crossings conference I wrote about two weeks ago is now …

Co-missioners,Today we send an update from our editor on the Crossings conference that starts this Sunday evening. Appended from a past conference is a piece of theological reflection that you will not want to miss.Peace and Joy,The Crossings Community__________________________________________________________________Crossings Conferences: …

Co-missioners, Some post-Christmas thoughts from our editor as we plunge toward Epiphany. Peace and Joy,The Crossings Community __________________________________________________________________________ Late Christmas Observations by Jerome Burce A Prelude of Sorts— Today is the Ninth Day of Christmas in Western Liturgical Time—WLT, if …

Co-missioners, A year ago today I heard from a Crossings veteran and dear friend who was gnashing her teeth over the sermon she had heard two nights earlier at an otherwise fabulous Christmas Eve service. There was no Gospel, she …

Co-missioners, Today we send along—what else?—a Thanksgiving Day reflection. It was first thought out eleven years ago when Barack Obama was president of the United States. Its pertinence to the waning weeks of 2024 is eerily obvious, we think. God …

Co-missioners, Once again we send you an item a few days late—late, that is, if you happen to be a preacher who was looking for a fresh take on the Gospel text appointed for this past Sunday. Then again, not …

Co-missioners, We have two items for you on this 507th anniversary of Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses. Our editor stumbled across them recently and couldn’t help but pass them along. Peace and Joy,The Crossings Community __________________________________________________________________ 1. A Deep …

Co-missioners, Our editor points you this week to an item published elsewhere that he urges you to read. Peace and Joy,The Crossings Community __________________________________________________________________ What’s Driving America’s Christian Nationalism?by Jerome Burce I’ve caught some muttering in recent months about how …

Co-missioners, This week’s post is a little late. It’s personal too, as you’ll see. It also touches a little on a topic that’s come up in a number of conversations I’ve had over the past month. More on this next …