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The pandemic has made us unintentional monastics
We are urged into the desert of retreat, and we are afraid.
Looking for constancy when routines are disrupted
I’ve been thinking about a French horn teacher I once had.
May 3, Easter 4A (Psalm 23; John 10:1–10)
The source of David’s overflowing cup is a free, frolicking divinity.
Why do we prefer faded scars to open wounds?
Maybe Christianity’s best appeal is its courage in the face of all that wounds, rips, and ravages.
A memoir of hardship and gratitude in Appalachia
Cassie Chambers tells family stories and considers the history of the people of Owsley County, Kentucky.
Hope for exiles (Easter Day A; Jeremian 31:1-6)
The idea of preaching from Jeremiah on Easter Sunday scares me.
A congregation that spans the US-Mexico border
For more than a decade, Christians have worshiped together across the border wall.
How I learned to love worshiping via video call
I'm immunocompromised. My ability to attend worship has long been determined by the CDC.
The misión integral of Protestant liberation theologians
Samuel Escobar, René Padilla, and other Latin American evangelicals—and how their activism was overshadowed
Episode 78: Onward
Matt and Adam talk about resurrection, redemption, and Pixar's newest film, Onward.
The hell of Holy Saturday
Like many mourners on the front lines of the pandemic, Mary’s body is weighed down with grief.
Navigating the immigration labyrinth with two pastors facing deportation
We gathered in an ICE parking lot. Not to protest, but to show that we cared.
April 26, Easter 3A (Luke 24:13–35)
What does Jesus do after the resurrection? Take a walk.
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing the myth of self-reliance
The people we deem invisible are holding us together right now.
Tomorrow will come (Maundy Thursday)
Anyone who has occupied spaces where death looms knows that the experience of time is anything but certain.
