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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.

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Settling into the joy of vocation

My life must be lived as a response to something beyond myself and my material needs.
by Yolanda Pierce
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The tree of God’s mysteries

The Jewish Kabbalah tradition offers a way of understanding God in the world—one that has profoundly influenced Christianity.
by Mordechai Beck
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When stagnant waters become fresh

The dams on the Klamath River are coming down. Their removal reflects a very different theology than their construction.
by Derek Taylor
Voices

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.
by Debie Thomas

Books

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Letters to Anthropocene kids

Ethicist Larry Rasmussen tells his grandchildren the truth about the earth’s peril—and calls them to embrace its beauty.
by Zen Hess

Seeking justice for a 19th-century rape survivor

In 1894, Baylor University covered up the rape of a 14-year-old girl on campus. Two Baylor professors make the case against the university.
by Devon Spencer

Burial with dignity

Allison Meier sees cemeteries as great repositories of cultural history—and as spaces deserving of reverence.
by Jessica Mesman

Power in the blood

Kate Clancy wants to redefine the discourse around menstruation.
by David Black

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Are all Christians adopted?

Paul’s metaphor can be harmful to those of us who have experienced adoption—and the abandonment that is usually central to it.
by Haley Hudler
Books

Letters to Anthropocene kids

Ethicist Larry Rasmussen tells his grandchildren the truth about the earth’s peril—and calls them to embrace its beauty.
by Zen Hess
In the Lectionary

December 10, Advent 2B (Isaiah 40:1–11; Mark 1:1–8)

There is a clear distinction between being comfortable and receiving comfort.
by Melissa Bills

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Are all Christians adopted?

Paul’s metaphor can be harmful to those of us who have experienced adoption—and the abandonment that is usually central to it.
by Haley Hudler
Landscape collage of tiered farm hill, glaciers, ocean water and rainforest
Books

Letters to Anthropocene kids

Ethicist Larry Rasmussen tells his grandchildren the truth about the earth’s peril—and calls them to embrace its beauty.
by Zen Hess
In the Lectionary

December 10, Advent 2B (Isaiah 40:1–11; Mark 1:1–8)

There is a clear distinction between being comfortable and receiving comfort.
by Melissa Bills
Queering Contemplation

Episode 5: Queerly Rooting with the Rev. Jes Kast

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When stagnant waters become fresh

The dams on the Klamath River are coming down. Their removal reflects a very different theology than their construction.
by Derek Taylor
Voices

The emotion standing in the way of peace

Anger can be both healthy and helpful. Rage offers only destruction.
by Samuel Wells
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A nonviolent war effort

Thomas Ricks analyzes the civil rights movement in military terms.
by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
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Impoverished by design

Sociologist Mark Rank shows how the United States systematically produces economic vulnerability.
by Adam Vander Tuig

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