Voices

My prayer for soldiers

I looked up to see a line of 50 kids in uniform boarding the plane. Every one of them had brown skin like mine.

by Brian Bantum
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Features

I mourned Annie Dillard as if I knew her personally

Writers are mirror makers. They use words to create a sheen onto which we see all manner of reflections.
by Danielle Tumminio Hansen
Features

Understanding polyamory

Alternatives to monogamous marriage are going mainstream. How will Christians respond?
by David Congdon
Readers Write

Essays by readers: Seam

We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Seam.”
Features

We keep turning women into monsters

Reading Eleanor Johnson’s new book while watching the Lindsay Clancy trial, I realized we’re still using the same ancient myths against women.
by Jessica Mesman

Books

How judges made neoliberalism

Mehrsa Baradaran reveals the ways the market captured the law and called it freedom.
by Jesse Zink

A solution to evangelicalism’s PR problem?

Bonnie Kristian’s new book aims to unmonster the evangelical brand.
by Sam Gee

Yoga, psychedelics, and sound baths

Many wellness practices have religious roots. Liz Bucar argues that we can engage these roots without joining the religion.
by Murph Kinney

Understanding the Bible in terms of justice isn’t new

Claudia Setzer traces a bold tradition of reading scripture for the love of God, neighbor, and a more humane society.
by Zen Hess

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Politics

Books

How judges made neoliberalism

Mehrsa Baradaran reveals the ways the market captured the law and called it freedom.
by Jesse Zink
Voices

My prayer for soldiers

I looked up to see a line of 50 kids in uniform boarding the plane. Every one of them had brown skin like mine.
by Brian Bantum
Features

The price of virtue

It is often easier to do good or be good if you are rich. Just ask Job.
by David Carr
Voices

Sacred longing

Immigrants’ stories capture a deep desire for something better. Scripture shows that God longs for a better world, too.
by Kelly Brown Douglas

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