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Varieties of unexpected gifts (Pentecost A; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13)
We might add to Paul's list gifts for offering comfort, or explaining new guidelines, or displaying ease with technology.
Pentecost is the truest conspiracy
The church can conspire—breathe together—to bring goodness into the world.
What happened in Africa after the pandemic of 1918
Something as big as a plague always remakes the religious landscape.
Church is essential. Gathering isn’t.
As Christians, we understand the importance of in-person worship. As APNs, we know how serious COVID-19 is.
The killing of George Floyd and the meaning of kneeling
When we see a white police officer kneeling on a black body, squeezing the breath of life out of that body, we are witnessing an act of worship.
How asylum seeker Rosayra Pablo Cruz got her children back
Pablo Cruz and Julie Collazo tell a story from the migrant detention crisis.
Social distancing lessons from the anchoresses
It takes more than isolation to make us into contemplatives.
A neurodiverse God?
The parable of the widow and the unjust judge might give us a radical look at the face of God.
Episode 80: National Treasure
Matt and Adam talk with constitutional scholar Steve Bragaw about the theological implications of stealing the Declaration of Independence
Asylum seekers face nearly impossible hurdles. The Dilley Pro Bono Project tries to help.
A week with 12 law students volunteering in South Texas
June 14, Ordinary 11 (Genesis 18:1–15, 21:1–7)
Sarah wasn’t the first member of her household to laugh at God.
Three women in Cleveland who are serving the most vulnerable
Yvonka Hall, Yvonne Pointer, and Frances Mills are beacons of hope in the face of racial disparities.
How can we begin to untangle ourselves from the demands of whiteness?
Being open to changes of mind and heart is a necessary first step.
A pastor’s pandemic diary
I hope our little flock survives. But the church is nonessential to God’s redemption of the world.
Seeing disability through a lens of wonder
Brian Brock’s book is both academic and deeply personal.
June 7, Trinity Sunday (Genesis 1:1–2:4a; Psalm 8; Matthew 28:16–20)
When we read scripture backward
Caught up in God
Early on, I got caught up in the logic of the Spirit—and in the steady beat of black life.
Churches obsessed with their right to reopen are missing the point
Genuine Christian faith is larger than the US Constitution.
