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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.
In Europe, church taxes are voluntary. People pay them anyway.
But for how long?
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L’Arche’s values of accompaniment, vulnerability, and mutuality are bigger than Jean Vanier
Such values have shadow sides. They are also desperately needed in the world.
Can Lent help prepare us for a pandemic?
I got my two weeks of groceries. But the CDC offers no wisdom on preparing the soul.
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Dorothy Sayers and her equally fascinating friends
How they engaged culture in troubling times
A church returns land to American Indians
“This is decolonized land,” a young woman said. “This is a liberated zone.”
Sky Roosevelt-Morris on the meaning of Four Winds
When we talk about decolonization, we’re talking not only about giving land back but about decolonizing our minds and our lives.
Jolynne Locust Woodcock on the meaning of Four Winds
We know what's under the foundation—it’s the land, it‘s our ancestors.
Episode 76: 9 to 5
Adam and Matt welcome Sarah Kinney Gaventa to talk about work, sexism, Dolly Parton, and the hit 1980 movie 9 to 5.
What if Christianity never existed?
Walter Scheidel’s tour de force of world history is based almost entirely on counterfactuals.
Finstagram for Lent (Matthew 4:1-11)
In lieu of giving up social media, adding a "Finsta" account could be a spiritual practice for Lent.
What an open door to asylum seekers looks like
A Laredo pastor and his family are hard at work helping others, on both sides of the border.
N. T. Wright insists that Jesus is the starting point of natural theology
Wright’s rereading of scripture is brilliant. Too bad he’s so disparaging of other viewpoints.
The Oscars recognize Toy Story’s evolution
It is the nature of a creature—or toy, or movie franchise—to outgrow its context and move on.
The #ashtag (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10)
What would Jesus say about it?