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We need a word for mothers whose children have died

Karla F. C. Holloway offers one from Sanskrit: vilomah.

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In America, Jesus is Black because he was Jewish

As James Cone argued, the universal is revealed in the particular.

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A rural church, a small budget, and a giant community meal

Feeding bodies and souls at Everyone’s Table

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Desmond Tutu’s transformative vision

He thrived on the process of endearing himself to all who hope for better days.

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A worship practice Zoom can’t replicate

Silence, in the Christian tradition, is a shared discipline as much as an individual one.

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How some churches are working to alleviate period poverty

Menstruation supplies are expensive—and stigmatized. So many people just go without.

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