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April 5, Passion Sunday A (Matthew 26:14–27:66)
The story of Jesus’ unjust trial and wrongful conviction must not be romanticized.
Bringing forth Lazarus from a blank canvas
“Life is built, and then it stops, and then Christ reaches in and brings it forward again.”
Four years after my mother died, we still haven’t scattered her ashes
They’re in a plastic bag in my closet.
Honeyland transcends language and location
A Macedonian beekeeper’s ordinary, mythical life
A precise, devastating portrayal of white wokeness
Kiley Reid’s novel about race, class, and good intentions that miss the point
Youth ministry isn’t about fun
How one youth leader stopped being a chief counselor of fun and discovered something better.
10 guidelines for pastoral care during the coronavirus outbreak
How can we accompany people through this valley of anxiety, fear, and death?
John Henry Newman’s impact
Eamon Duffy’s short biography of the first English saint canonized since the Reformation
Following the suffering Christ
Discipleship-as-self-improvement doesn’t much resemble the way of Jesus.
Why I'm grieving Elizabeth Warren’s exit
Unlike Hillary Clinton’s defeat in 2016, Warren’s defeat came at the hands of her own party.
A spot for Lent (Psalm 121; John 3:1-17)
As we spin through our to-do lists, we can lose sight of our spot that orients our life: our faith.