Luther Seminary’s death mask
The school’s replica mold of Martin Luther’s face reminds me that I’m readying the plaster for the tradition that bears his name.
The smoke screen of “speaking the truth in love”
Dangerous caricatures
Stranger Things at the hinge point of faith
Learning in pieces
Books
How can the Democrats catch up to Trump?
When priests are sexual tourists
The pastor behind the myth
Augustine’s African heritage
News
In This Issue
How can the Democrats catch up to Trump?
Luther Seminary’s death mask
Dangerous caricatures
Voices
Rachel Mann
Imagining the Magi
To be God’s people is to be caught up in parable, in story and storytelling.
Peter Choi
A cloud of witnesses for the new year
When the world feels like too much, I look to those who bore even greater burdens in ages past.
Melissa Florer-Bixler
A preacher at play
I once asked a child to give a Sunday sermon—on the book of Job.
Stephanie Perdew
One of us
In my circles, the incarnation is often met with a dismissive liberal skepticism. For me, it has always been a consolation.
Phil Christman
The poverty of gossip
It’s not just that it’s sadistic. It also lacks aesthetic or psychological imagination.
Benjamin J. Dueholm
Are we on the cusp of a revival?
Rumors of it are premature but persistent.
Politics
How can the Democrats catch up to Trump?
Dangerous caricatures
Why ICE agents hide their faces
