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The pastor with no robe
Economic ideology can strip a vocation bare. The danger is especially acute for clergy of color.
Pete Hegseth’s war horse
The secretary of war quoted Psalm 33 to bless American might. He should have kept reading.
October 18, Ordinary 29A (Exodus 33:12–23)
Nothing feels more threatening than the absence of God.
Rapture theology at Ruby Ridge
Chris Jennings explores an often overlooked element of Randy and Vicki Weaver’s extremist beliefs.
The monk and the machine
How can we be better stewards of AI? Thomas Merton’s writing on technology can help.
Anxiety in the Israelites’ family system (Exodus 32:1-14)
Reading the golden calf story through family systems theory
Faith formed in correspondence
In their letters to each other, poet Christian Wiman and theologian Miroslav Volf test the language of belief.
It’s not too late for climate action
“The God-given gift of human ingenuity,” says activist Bill McKibben, “is on par with the God-given gift of sunshine and wind.”
A dose of witchy comfort from Practical Magic 2
The movie delivers predictable autumnal delight—and a world that centers the relationships of women.
Trending topics: Black women writers
Six new biographies of Black women whose writing has changed history
Upside-down medicine
Jim O’Connell’s practice is built not on profit but on giving his patients—the unhoused of Boston—whatever time they need.
Intentional conflict
“Conflict is not sin,” says Priya Parker. “It’s heart; it’s relevance. People don’t fight about what they don’t care about.”
October 11, Ordinary 28A (Matthew 22:1–14)
Matthew’s version of the wedding banquet parable is unsettling. There is no second chance, no forgiveness.
Makoto Fujimura sees God beckoning through art
The esteemed visual artist makes a poetic case for art as encounter with the Divine.
The inimitable Paul (Philippians 3:4b-14)
He has the most obvious authorial voice in the New Testament.