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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.
Why be Protestant?
Phillip Cary locates the heart of Protestantism in the gospel promise it reveals.
The old, evil idea of humans as units of production
When people’s value is reduced to their economic contributions, they are dehumanized.
A committed faith (1 Peter 3:13-22)
It’s one thing to suffer in the context of doing something bad, but suffering while doing good?
Beginning to learn to be a pastor
Shortly after his ordination, a home visit unexpectedly throws a new pastor in the deep end.
Karl Barth’s gift to the church
Kimlyn Bender has produced a reading guide to assist nonspecialists.