Wesley Hill

She did not submit with gritted teeth,                                                        raging, coerced. Bravest of all humans,                                   consent illumined her... - Denise Levertov, Annunciation. painting: The Annunciation, Henry Osawa Tanner, 1898.

Preachers should be ready to engage with and draw on Romans. Here's some resources for busy clergy to dig into Paul's letter. #CovenantTLC #preaching livingchurch.org/covenant/resou…

Nicodemus in the dark: weshill.substack.com/p/born-from-ab…

Christians should be opposed to starting wars. This is especially true when those wars have unclear aims and indeterminate victory conditions.

My little book on Easter came out a year ago this past week. To celebrate that milestone, the publisher is offering a 70% discount on the audio version: audiobooks.com/promotions/pro… About the cost of your favorite Starbucks drink!

“Always note the words ‘but God’ where they appear in Scripture. You are about to hear the gospel.” — @flemingrut

On rage, the possibility of repentance, and the duty to hope for @nytopinion nytimes.com/2026/01/25/opi…

I’m grateful for the Catholic mom in my neighborhood who, as part of the Dorothea Project, led a prayer group tonight that people serving in ICE would have the wisdom and courage to refuse unjust orders/leave their jobs if necessary. dorotheaproject.com

From the bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Dallas: "an informed Christian conscience must recoil at the means by which federal officers are currently enforcing the policies and orders of the executive branch" edod.org/resources/arti…

I have managed to read the whole of Barth’s Church Dogmatics in a single year. Sometimes invigorating, sometimes dull, sometimes irritating, sometimes enlightening. It has been a fantastic and rewarding year nevertheless.

My year in books: weshill.substack.com/p/favorite-rea…

In Matthew, the child Jesus escaped slaughter just as #Moses did in #Exodus. But God became a hated child for the sake of all hated children. #Covenant #TheLivingChurch #children ow.ly/vaCR50XQ6Xa

I've got a belated Holy Innocents post @Livng_Church today: livingchurch.org/covenant/peopl…

Alan Jacobs captures the Dan Treier I knew and loved here: blog.ayjay.org/daniel-treier-… RIP.

Dan is one of the godliest, smartest, shrewdest scholars I know, and a longtime supportive friend. Please join me in praying for him & his family.

"I suspect the question the administration cares about is not 'is this legal,' 'is this a war crime,' 'is this murder' or even 'is this good for America,' but rather, 'isn't this violence delightful?'" A powerful essay by @PhilKlay: nytimes.com/2025/12/05/opi…

When we pick a church because it agrees with our politics, our morals, our way of life, are we really trying to be a part of a Christian community or simply to justify ourselves?

“We’re in the Colosseum, one brought to us digitally so that we need not leave our homes to hear the cheers of the crowd, to watch the killing done for our entertainment and suffer the same harm that injured Alypius more than 1,600 years ago.”

A homily for Advent: weshill.substack.com/p/salvation-is…