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Life of Faith

First Words

Who’s responsible for coincidence?

Our spiritual lives would grow if we could step beyond the false notion that God arranges our circumstances.
by Peter W. Marty
September 29, 2022

From the Editors

We need ritual for our collective grief

Going through the motions together can move us toward healing.
September 28, 2022

Books

In Review: 

Finding church after religious trauma

Brooke Petersen gathers the stories of eight queer Christians who left churches—and found new ones.
by Clint Schnekloth September 22, 2022

Books

In Review: 

Labor, land, and racism

Fifty years later, Wendell Berry revisits the themes he introduced in The Hidden Wound.
by Brian Volck September 21, 2022

In the lectionary

September 18, Ordinary 25C (Jeremiah 8:18–9:1)

Jeremiah has to learn to name the reality that is right in front of him.
by Audrey West
September 12, 2022

Voices

A church made of dust

After each service, I sweep up the dirt, specks of plastic, and tendrils of hair.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
September 9, 2022

Voices

Failing and falling

At a workshop, I was asked to list my failures. The experience has stayed with me.
by Yolanda Pierce
September 7, 2022

In the lectionary

September 11, Ordinary 24C (Luke 15:1–10)

Sometimes in ministry you lose precious things.
by Charisse R. Tucker
September 6, 2022

Books

In Review: 

Following the long shadow of America’s original sin

Theologian Alison Benders takes an online pilgrimage through our country’s racial history.
by Cara Meredith September 1, 2022

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