Trump’s imperial golden age
Augustus and Nero also offered peace and security for those who fell in line. Paul critiques them in his epistle to the Romans.
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Trump’s imperial golden age
In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich
Nzadi Keita’s poems about a “first gen North-born” Black woman
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Rachel Mann
In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich
The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.
Alejandra Oliva
Longing for faith with Marilynne Robinson
Her essays present a Christianity that sits comfortably with mystery, that reaches out to neighbors as well as up toward God.
Julian DeShazier
The church has a DEI problem
We love diversity. That doesn’t mean we’re willing to make room for difference.
Isaac S. Villegas
Resurrection, then breakfast
Jesus conquers death so he can come back and enjoy another meal, lingering with his friends for as long as he can.
Stephanie Perdew
We are not living in a postcolonial world
Many church folk use the word decolonization while ignoring its only goal: returning Indigenous lands to Indigenous hands.
Peter Choi
Making old things new
Great artists know that the past provides essential ingredients for the future. Jacob Collier exemplifies this. So does Jesus.