Gifts you can read
When it comes to giving gifts, it’s hard to go wrong with words. Here are some of the wordy gifts the CC staff will be giving this Christmas.
Books
Letters to Anthropocene kids
Seeking justice for a 19th-century rape survivor
Burial with dignity
Power in the blood
In This Issue
Are all Christians adopted?
Letters to Anthropocene kids
December 10, Advent 2B (Isaiah 40:1–11; Mark 1:1–8)
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Are all Christians adopted?
Letters to Anthropocene kids
December 10, Advent 2B (Isaiah 40:1–11; Mark 1:1–8)
Voices
Yolanda Pierce
Settling into the joy of vocation
My life must be lived as a response to something beyond myself and my material needs.
Debie Thomas
Between the Bible and me
The version of Christian history I grew up with hit fast-forward after John’s Revelation and held it until the late 20th century.
Samuel Wells
The emotion standing in the way of peace
Anger can be both healthy and helpful. Rage offers only destruction.
Philip Jenkins
The literal drama of church history
Life in the Roman and Byzantine empires was utterly theatrical.
Heidi Neumark
My Pentecostal kin
In my Argentine in-laws’ neighborhoods, there are Protestant churches on every corner. They aren’t mainline.
Isaac S. Villegas
Give to the one who asks of you
I’m on this man’s side, even though I didn’t give him any money. Right?