The pastor with no robe

Economic ideology can strip a vocation bare. The danger is especially acute for clergy of color.

In This Issue

October 18, Ordinary 29A (Exodus 33:12–23)

Nothing feels more threatening than the absence of God.

October 11, Ordinary 28A (Matthew 22:1–14)

Matthew’s version of the wedding banquet parable is unsettling. There is no second chance, no forgiveness.

Church gossip and a pastor’s double life

I’m obligated to a high standard of confidentiality. I also find the stories on social media hard to resist.

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The pastor with no robe

Economic ideology can strip a vocation bare. The danger is especially acute for clergy of color.

Pete Hegseth’s war horse

The secretary of war quoted Psalm 33 to bless American might. He should have kept reading.

Rapture theology at Ruby Ridge

Chris Jennings explores an often overlooked element of Randy and Vicki Weaver’s extremist beliefs.

It’s not too late for climate action

“The God-given gift of human ingenuity,” says activist Bill McKibben, “is on par with the God-given gift of sunshine and wind.”