What an open door to asylum seekers looks like
A Laredo pastor and his family are hard at work helping others, on both sides of the border.
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Why we need the grime of Ash Wednesday
Like the sludge on a car in the winter, most of our messes accumulate gradually.
The truth about testimonies
As a child, I testified every Sunday morning. I can’t do it anymore.
Loving your political enemy at the National Prayer Breakfast
Arthur Brooks gave the room an important assignment. President Trump turned it down.
Feet Essays by readers
We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Feet.”
Brian Doyle s rivers of words
A new collection of Doyle’s nonfiction overflows with wonder.
What Meghan and Harry can and can’t escape
At the heart of life is the mess of being stuck with other people.
A visit to the Hava NaGrilla Smoke BBQ Festival in Philadelphia
Hope smells like barbecue.
When we advertise our righteousness it becomes self righteousness
What we can learn from the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector
February 23 Transfiguration A Matthew 17 1 9
God’s presence transfigures here, now, in the familiar.