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God who sees and hears (Genesis 21:8-21)
Hagar recognizes God’s presence where others might only see abandonment.
A betrayal of refuge
In immigrant congregations, deportation anxiety can silence survivors and shield abusers.
The bipartisan religion of the US border
Borders are not only political spaces, argues Elizabeth Shakman Hurd. They are also sacred objects.
Whose Christian nationalism?
If political power were distributed based on a census of the founding era, the United States would be run by Episcopalians and Congregationalists.
June 21, Ordinary 12A (Romans 6:1b–11)
I remember when I first had the thought that if God forgives my sins, my behavior doesn’t really matter.
Music during wartime
David Byrne reminds me that however bleak things seem, singing and dancing together are morally serious acts.
Called to care (Matthew 9:35–10:8)
In Matthew 10, something shifts. Something moves Jesus to call on the disciples.
What we live for
Writing our own obituary can help us get our spiritual house in order—at any phase of life.
Other people’s greatness
I want to be like David Lynch. And my pastor. And my wife. But there aren’t enough hours in the day.
What does AI reveal about creation and vocation?
In the biblical imagination, God’s words bring the world into existence by command. Human speech accomplishes something different.
A. Muia writes like she’s inventing a new language
Her spellbinding novel in stories transforms Baja California into a dreamscape of violence, longing, and hard-won grace.
Donald McGavran’s complicated legacy
The founder of the church growth movement was full to bursting with intercultural adaptation and anti-racist struggle. How did he become the darling of White segregationist Christians?
June 14, Ordinary 11A (Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19)
The psalmist’s declaration of love is also a declaration of voice.
Reading for Sarai (Genesis 12:1-9)
In Genesis, Sarai is a profoundly underwritten character.