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In the lectionary

December 24/25, Nativity (Isaiah 52:7-10; John 1:1-14)

What is the story within the story that we need to hear anew?
by Laurel Mathewson
November 30, 2021

First Person

Don’t tell my Pentecostal mom, but I pray the Hail Mary

My Grandma Violet was the black sheep of our family. I think of her when I pray.
by Samuel Thomas Martin
November 29, 2021

In the lectionary

December 19, Advent 4C (Luke 1:39-45, 46-55)

It’s hard to believe in an enchanted world.
by Marlena Proper Deida Graves
November 23, 2021

In the lectionary

December 12, Advent 3C (Luke 3:7-18)

The first step of repentance is telling the truth about ourselves.
by Marlena Proper Deida Graves
November 16, 2021

In the lectionary

December 5, Advent 2C (Luke 3:1-6)

To be wild is to be free, unbought and unbossed by the structures of power.
by Willie Dwayne Francois III
November 9, 2021

Interview

Luke Timothy Johnson wants us to read Paul in all his complexity

“What advantage do we gain by possessing a Pauline theology that lies outside and above his writings?”
Nijay K. Gupta interviews Luke Timothy Johnson
November 4, 2021

In the lectionary

November 28, Advent 1C (Luke 21:25-36)

What if Jesus is snatching us out of our desire for another world?
by Willie Dwayne Francois III
November 2, 2021

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