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April 9, Maundy Thursday (Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19; John 13:1–17, 31b–35)
Jesus is saying, Love should feel like this.
Four guidelines for improvising pastoral leadership through a pandemic
How do ministers lead in unnavigated territory? How do we hold out hope in the face of despair?
Death and the grace of “it is finished”
At a recent funeral, some churchgoers were surprised by my choice of texts.
Staying connected during the COVID-19 pandemic
What does it mean to be the church when we can’t be together?
Episode 76: Shaun of the Dead
Matt and Adam talk about coronavirus, family, church and Edgar Wright's 2004 zombie comedy, Shaun of the Dead.
The gifts of small church during a pandemic
Our Sunday Zoom service was deeply moving. It was also a little awkward, but we know how to roll with that.
The strange, humbling ritual of foot washing
It makes me uncomfortable. That’s by design.
An anthropologist explores the dangers of being pregnant while black
Using case studies, Dána-Ain Davis shows how medical racism hurts black women.
April 5, Palm Sunday A (Matthew 21:1–11)
Triumphal entries have a certain formula. Jesus does it all wrong.