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?
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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.
The White Iowans and Latino and African migrants of the meatpacking industry
Kristy Nabhan-Warren’s ethnographic study complicates familiar views of the Corn Belt.
What I pray when I can’t say thanks or help
A prayer of bare-bones presence with God
The human moments of pastoral care
There’s something uniquely precious about being physically present with people.
Some trees are like mothers
Scientist Susanne Simard on how trees communicate and nurture each other
The five spiritual senses
Lessons from Maximus the Confessor and my dog
Why I came back around to repentance
First I needed to meet a progressive, gracious God.
End-of-life decisions in the ICU
The Christian tradition has something to say about the ethics of extending life.