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Worth the risk (Mark 12:28-34)
What preacher does not like to gnaw a theological bone?
Three years after the Tree of Life attack, my community struggles to feel safe
One of our Sukkot rituals helps me think about what it means to fight against evil.
The stickers and boomers of Idaho’s Treasure Valley
Grace Olmstead has written a reverent ode to those who stick around.
Episode 93: The Goonies
Matt and Adam are joined by Amy Frykholm to talk quests, failure, and Richard Donner's 1985 movie The Goonies.
Whiteness rooted in place
“All of our efforts at changing the social fabric of this country must begin with changing the geographic fabric.”
November 21, Reign of Christ Sunday (John 18:33-37)
Ultimately, the reign of God is God’s government set up in the human heart.
Why are so many of the most influential moms on the internet Mormon?
Influencer culture and LDS theology fit together surprisingly well.
Tammy Faye Bakker’s story and Mark Driscoll’s in conversation
Church celebrity is complicated.
The religious fundamentalism that fuels the US-Iran oil standoff
What did the Moral Majority and the Islamic Revolution have in common?
The voice of God in Malamud, O’Connor, Updike, and Morrison
Peter C. Brown’s project is urgent and personal.
I just can’t quit Facebook
Yes, it’s harmful to children, democracy, and much more. It also makes my life better.
November 14, Ordinary 33B (1 Samuel 1:4–20)
What if we put children at the center of our policies and decisions?
The recent increase in SNAP benefits was long overdue
Food stamps may be the most effective tool we have for fighting domestic poverty.
Diana Butler Bass’s love letter to Jesus
Freeing Jesus is not the kind of book we expect from someone with a PhD.
