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Life of Faith

Features

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.
by Amy Frykholm
February 27, 2020

From the Editor/Publisher

Why we need the grime of Ash Wednesday

Like the sludge on a car in the winter, most of our messes accumulate gradually.
by Peter W. Marty
February 21, 2020

Faith Matters

The truth about testimonies

As a child, I testified every Sunday morning. I can’t do it anymore.
by Debie Thomas
February 19, 2020

From the Editor/Publisher

Loving your political enemy at the National Prayer Breakfast

Arthur Brooks gave the room an important assignment. President Trump turned it down.
by Peter W. Marty
February 18, 2020

Readers Write

Feet: Essays by readers

We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Feet.”
February 17, 2020

Books

In Review: 
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Brian Doyle’s rivers of words

A new collection of Doyle’s nonfiction overflows with wonder.
by Tom Montgomery Fate February 14, 2020

Critical Essay

What Meghan and Harry can and can’t escape

At the heart of life is the mess of being stuck with other people.
by Martha Tatarnic
February 10, 2020

Features

A visit to the Hava NaGrilla Smoke BBQ Festival in Philadelphia

Hope smells like barbecue.
by Adam Hearlson
February 7, 2020

From the Editor/Publisher

When we advertise our righteousness, it becomes self-righteousness

What we can learn from the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector
by Peter W. Marty
February 6, 2020

Living by the Word

February 23, Transfiguration A (Matthew 17:1–9)

God’s presence transfigures here, now, in the familiar.
by Isaac S. Villegas
February 4, 2020

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