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Christians have struggled to understand Judaism on its own terms
John Phelan’s book helps us unlearn what we thought we knew.
Unmoored (All Saints A; 1 John 3:1-3)
We are living in a season of immense upheavel.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows that Trump simply isn’t governing
And it isn’t partisan to say that a president who can’t or won’t do his job should be replaced by one who can and will.
The woman who haunts the book of Job
In Diane Glancy’s poetry and prose, the cries of Native Americans echo the laments of Job’s wife.
Our masks have unmasked us
There is a parable here of half-hidden faces, wounds, and a lack of love.
Two years after my husband survived the Tree of Life shooting, I’m still figuring out how to tell the story
How do you construct a narrative in the aftermath of communal trauma?
A liberal daughter discusses White privilege with her conservative dad
What would happen if we listened to each other in love?
November 22, RoC (Matthew 25:31-46)
On Christ the King Sunday, let’s disentangle Jesus from the idols of our time.
Ramy Youssef is young, Muslim, and American
The comedian’s Hulu show has a rare trait: it takes religion seriously.
Human finitude (30A; Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8)
It’s really tough to value the gifts inherent in finitude when beloved ones are dying.
It’s 1933, and Franklin Graham is German theologian Paul Althaus
A limited but troubling historical analogy
Ivan the gorilla’s smart-mouthed sidekick gets his own sequel
Katherine Applegate’s books for children are just as engaging for grown-ups.
My brother is an essential worker at a grocery store
I wish we actually valued his dangerous work.
My daughter’s wedding vows made me think about what it means to receive
Taking is possessing. Receiving is a gift.
Episode 83: Take Shelter
Matt and Adam discuss theology, ministry, and Jeff Nichols's film Take Shelter
The Asian American Christian Collaborative’s efforts to confront anti-Asian racism in the church
The pandemic has made an existing problem worse.
I was afraid to protest in Kenosha, but my parishioner needed me
The city felt like it had been sucker punched.