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Why we need the grime of Ash Wednesday
Like the sludge on a car in the winter, most of our messes accumulate gradually.
The truth about testimonies
As a child, I testified every Sunday morning. I can’t do it anymore.
March 8, Lent 2A (John 3:1–17)
Like Nicodemus, Kanye shows that the Spirit blows where it chooses.
Loving your political enemy at the National Prayer Breakfast
Arthur Brooks gave the room an important assignment. President Trump turned it down.
Episode 75: Some Like it Hot
On this week's Sunday Morning Matinee, Matt and Adam talk comedy, identity, and Billy Wilder's classic Some Like it Hot.
In the Qur’an, God is a great debater
The Qur’an is not a description of God. It’s a call to conversion.
God of life, Epiphany 6A (Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37; Psalm 119:1-8)
How can we live together as God’s people, people who flow with God’s eternal life?
The burden of climate change in Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite
Class criticism is a common theme in movies. This one says something more unusual.
Sorry for Your Loss’s quiet exploration of race
A white woman, her black husband, and the struggle to be known
March 1, Lent 1A (Matthew 4:1–11)
The devil is testing Jesus. Jesus is also testing the devil.
Learning to face the doctrine of discovery
I wish I’d had Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah’s book when I was in college.
Pope Francis’s vision of a wounded church converted by mercy
How can the church become less of a citadel and more of a field hospital?
Episode 74: 2020 Oscars recap
Matt and Adam recap the Oscars, celebrate Parasite, and discuss the year in movies.
At the border, “law and order” looks a lot like chaos
Trump’s new policies are creating confusion and misery.