How do we preach about a vigilante murder?

As preachers consider their response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a sermon from the Gilded Age might guide the way.

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How do we preach about a vigilante murder?

As preachers consider their response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a sermon from the Gilded Age might guide the way.

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How do we preach about a vigilante murder?

As preachers consider their response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a sermon from the Gilded Age might guide the way.

After every election, I turn to Tolstoy

His challenges to the left and right alike are devastating and timely.

The grace of apocalyptic imagination

As the depth of the climate crisis is revealed, our despair grows. But God hovers at the edge of doom.

Music for the apocalypse

Growing up, I never understood the book of Revelation. Then I started listening to Black Sabbath.