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Is there a way beyond hyperpartisanship?
“We have remade our nation before and we can do it again.”
When we advertise our righteousness, it becomes self-righteousness
What we can learn from the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector
In the beginning, God created difference
Theodore Hiebert’s deft reading elicits a fresh awareness of the legitimacy of the other in Genesis.
Why Andover Newton requires seminarians to take a course from the Yale School of Management
Congregational ministry requires business skills.
February 23, Transfiguration A (Matthew 17:1–9)
God’s presence transfigures here, now, in the familiar.
Daniel Ortega’s slide into corruption and authoritarianism
Nicaragua’s liberator has become its dictator.
Religious freedom in America
Melissa Rogers considers what a healthy role for religion in American public life might look like.
Everyday kindness 4A (1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Micah 6:1-8)
I'm giving thanks for the very personal ways I am blessed by people acting outside their job descriptions.
Faith formation in my world religions classroom
Each year a Hindu priest asks my students to “worship our own, but respect all.” They find the second part easier.
Rachael Denhollander’s account of standing up against sexual abuse
The gymnast who brought down Larry Nassar tells her story.
February 16, Epiphany 6A (Matthew 5:21–37, Deuteronomy 30:15–20)
Idolatry is the desire to manipulate God.
The many failures revealed by the Afghanistan Papers
US officials have been lying about the war since it started. Why don’t we care?
Making a habit out of Epiphany
Epiphanies flare up and fade. How can we keep them in our everyday vision?
What we can learn from medieval views of the human body
Some ideas have morphed while others have strangely stayed the same.
