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Life of Faith

In the lectionary

February 5, Ep5A (Isaiah 58:1-12)

Ritual and justice don’t exist in a push-pull relationship.
by Steve Thorngate
January 30, 2023

Features

Did Jesus tell us to pray for our enemies?

If so, what did he mean?
by Nijay K. Gupta
January 20, 2023

Books

In Review: 

In the dance with technology, who leads?

Jacques Ellul diagnosed the problem. Paul Patton and Robert Woods offer some solutions.
by Charles Strohmer January 17, 2023

In the lectionary

January 22, Epiphany 3A (Psalm 27:1, 4-9; Matthew 4:12-23)

If God is our salvation and stronghold, why are we just as vulnerable as anyone else?
by Alma Tinoco Ruiz
January 16, 2023

First Words

Finding our way

The mental maps we make tell us who we are and where we belong.
by Peter W. Marty
January 13, 2023

In the lectionary

January 15, Epiphany 2A (John 1:29-42)

What are you looking for? It’s a good question, maybe the only question.
by Michael Rinehart
January 9, 2023

Voices

Our living waters are struggling to breathe

River baptisms are becoming a casualty of polluted waters.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
January 4, 2023

Features

Why am I so drawn to these evangelical couple vloggers?

They’re selling marriage as a promise and a return on investment. It’s both misguided and genuinely appealing.
by Hannah Wilson-Black
January 3, 2023

Features

Delores Williams’s voice in the wilderness

At her funeral, I gathered with scholars, family, and friends to celebrate the womanist theologian’s world-changing gifts.
by Cheryl Townsend Gilkes
January 2, 2023

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