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Bishop Budde among the Swedes
In September, Episcopal bishop Mariann Edgar Budde will travel to her mother’s homeland at the invitation of the Stockholm Cathedral.
July 6, Ordinary 14C (2 Kings 5:1-14)
God’s saving work is never too big for ordinary moments or casual conversations.
Does God care what I wear to church?
While my thinking on this question has shifted, at the core of my being there is still a well-dressed girl from Queens.
The church cannot bless war
A Christianity that affirms the state’s wars is not Christianity. It is idolatry.
The prayer in the pause (Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20)
Sometimes I find myself stuck in the Selah.
Learning humility as a student pastor
Field education invites us to the lifelong work of discovering the Holy Spirit through our stunning inadequacies.
Settler colonialism discourse and how it falls short
Adam Kirsch suggests that what was once an academic discipline has become a new religion.
Bibi’s endless war
The biblical king Amaziah stands as a warning to Israel’s prime minister. He is not heeding the warning.
The kingdom of God is like this
Tom Long’s invigorating new book empowers preachers to preach on and with the parables of Jesus.
June 29, Ordinary 13C (Luke 9:51-62)
Following Jesus is not something to do later.
What do we mean when we say something is “in the Bible”?
A new database of more than 900 biblical translations presents a prism of cultures, languages, and meanings.
A farewell to snow
Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God reminds me how much we have to mourn as we enter a climate dystopia.
Looking for healing in “the pitt”
The ER in Scott Gemmill’s medical drama is a virus-infected Petri dish of all that ails the body politic.
Ecclesiastes and the heart-wrenching lives of migrants
Helen Boursier explores spirituality before, during, and after people decide to cross into the United States.
When religion joins the UFO conversation
“The nexus of religion, technology, and culture is more interrelated than most people assume,” says professor and filmmaker Brett Robinson.