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Living by the Word

January 23, Epiphany 3 (Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21)

The word of God is living and active; it meets us where we are.
by Katie Hines-Shah
December 28, 2021

Critical Essay

The book of Exodus includes a story about reparations for slavery

White Americans aren’t the Israelites; we’re the Egyptians. Maybe we should follow their lead.
by Matthew Schlimm
December 27, 2021

Living by the Word

January 16, Epiphany 2C (John 2:1-11)

The wedding at Cana is a reminder that Jesus’ kingdom is a miraculous kingdom—a mystical kingdom.
by Ismael Ruiz-Millán
December 21, 2021

Features

In Cairo, I sat in on a scriptural reasoning group with Christians and Muslims

Moving beyond amicable consensus to productive discomfort
by David Hoekema
December 16, 2021

Living by the Word

January 9, Baptism C (Luke 3:15–17, 21–22)

When we resist the powers that oppress this world, we are baptized through fire.
by Ismael Ruiz-Millán
December 14, 2021

Reflection

painting of the Nile turned to blood

Sacred wrestling with the Bible’s “harsh passages”

That God would fight for Israel is meant to elicit horror.
by Victor Reinstein
December 14, 2021

Living by the Word

January 6, Epiphany (Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12)

Theology is not popularly understood to be a landscape where dreams are welcome.
by Laurel Mathewson
December 10, 2021

Living by the Word

December 26, Christmas 1 (Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52)

Why am I so skeptical about sitting and learning at the feet of others?
by Laurel Mathewson
December 7, 2021

Faith Matters

Imagining a new political economy with Miriam of Nazareth

Abortion is about real lives enmeshed in the realities of home and work and wages and debt.
by Debra Dean Murphy
December 1, 2021

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