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The call of a remnant prairie
I’ve seen artists enchanted and haunted by the prairie, their work changed by spending time in the grasses.
March 9, Lent 1 (Psalm 91:1–2, 9–16; Romans 10:8b–13; Luke 4:1–13)
God chooses to draw near—and to draw us out of ourselves.
Criticize J. D. Vance’s ordo amoris comments all you want—but please, leave Jews out of it
Christian responses that appeal to the gospels have misrepresented both the biblical texts and Jewish ethnocentrism.
Reading Paul without anti-Judaism (2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2)
It’d be easier to ignore the tough parts of this 2 Corinthians text. But that’s dangerous.
An ungovernable faith
By refusing to swear oaths, 16th-century Anabaptists took away the state’s primary tool for control.
Inside the lives of everyday workers
Mark Larson’s collection of soulful interviews is a worthy successor to Studs Terkel’s 1974 classic Working.
March 5, Ash Wednesday C (Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
Isaiah and Matthew invite us into deeper solidarity. None is well until all are well.
Martin Marty’s unfinished conversations
The historian’s energetic affirmation of the unfinished—whether books or lives—invariably made encounters with him memorable events.
