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Politics, the pulpit, and my pastoral calling
It’s not easy to avoid the perception of a political motive.
The 2017 tax law is getting even worse
The law’s assistance to lower-income Americans was modest—and temporary.
Imagining the future of theological education
Conversations with Rowan Williams, Justo González, Emilie Townes, and Sam Wells
Episode 86: Small Axe: Lovers Rock
Adam and Matt return to discuss parties, worship, and Steve McQueen's new film Small Axe: Lovers Rock.
Live not by a false sense of persecution
Rod Dreher’s Live Not By Lies is a damning testament to a religion without vision.
March 7, Lent 3B (John 2:13-22)
As Jesus overturns the tables, I imagine John in the corner, watching and taking it all down.
The dilemma of Black art in a White-supremacist culture
Set 40 years apart, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and One Night in Miami ask similar questions.
Praise for a delighted God (5B) (Psalm 147:1-11, 20c)
Unlike Psalm 150, which praises God with abandon just because, our psalmist of the day cites some reasons.
Considering the trees on Ash Wednesday
Each tree in my neighborhood is the tree of life.
The surprising gift of knowing my vocation
How I became the kind of person who wants to do the work to which she’s called.
Is preaching “all Jesus” or “all me”?
Jerusha Matsen Neal writes for preachers who stand in the messy middle.
Naming my African American ancestors to keep them alive
Their presence brings strength to those still fighting and grieving.