Zombie Apocalypse and the Reviving: A Reflection on Ephesians 2:1-10 A few years ago, I was teaching Romeo and Juliet to a 9th-grade English class. To give our unit some contemporary relevance, I assigned my students a choice of ancillary texts, including young-adult adaptations of Shakespeare’s 400-year-old classic. Of these spins, the most unique was Warm Bodies* by Isaac Marion. The book is narrated by R, a zombie who falls in love with a human named Julie.

Leviticus 25:1-19 gives instructions on the Sabbath year and the year of Jubilee. Sarah reflects on what this means for Christians today.

Lectionary reading for 12/11/2021: Isaiah 12:2-6; Amos 9:8-15; Luke 1:57-66 Selected passage for reflection: Isaiah 12:2-6 Read Isaiah...