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Can these stones live?

Some Indigenous traditions suggest that rocks are sentient. What does this mean for how we humans relate to them?
by Patty Krawec
August 31, 2022

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Earth’s self-care

The blue-and-green-marbled planet is trying her best to restore stability.
by Katharine M. Preston
August 31, 2022

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The right to life is an essential human right

Its relationship to abortion, however, is complicated.
by Allyson McKinney Timm
August 30, 2022

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Ministry with the grieving

Twenty of us gathered to talk about having a job that requires us to weep with those who weep.
by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
August 18, 2022

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Frederick Buechner’s many benedictions

Buechner never stopped searching his own life for clues to the presence of God.
by Martin B. Copenhaver
August 16, 2022

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The United Methodist divorce is a mistake

Caucusing is easy. Church is hard.
by William H. Willimon
August 17, 2022

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A student covers herself in blanket at the Medyka border crossing in Poland after fleeing from the Ukraine in February.

From international student to refugee

Fleeing Ukraine and resettling elsewhere has been difficult—especially for African nationals.
by Patrick Egwu
August 15, 2022

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Who is the mother of Israel?

In the Hebrew Bible, God’s love is maternal.
by Malka Z. Simkovich
August 11, 2022

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ron sider portrait

Ron Sider’s deep faith

The Evangelicals for Social Action founder is remembered for living the gospel he professed.
by Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans
August 3, 2022

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