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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.
Church gossip and a pastor’s double life
I’m obligated to a high standard of confidentiality. I also find the stories on social media hard to resist.
Blessings for all
Christine Valters Paintner draws on Jewish, Islamic, and Celtic traditions to widen what is worthy of blessing.
The inclusivity trap
A commitment to inclusion can help majority White congregations feel virtuous—while avoiding costly action.
How judges made neoliberalism
Mehrsa Baradaran reveals the ways the market captured the law and called it freedom.
My prayer for soldiers
I looked up to see a line of 50 kids in uniform boarding the plane. Every one of them had brown skin like mine.
October 4, Ordinary 27A (Psalm 19)
The star-spangled skies, when I can see them, tell me of the glory of God.
A solution to evangelicalism’s PR problem?
Bonnie Kristian’s new book aims to unmonster the evangelical brand.