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Episode 45: Theologian Yolanda Pierce, author of The Wounds Are the Witness
A conversation with Yolanda Pierce about storefront churches, the stories in our bones, wounded healers, and more
January 12, Baptism of the Lord C (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
As clear as John is about his role, he still relies on the community for a more robust expression of his calling.
Where is the light? (Isaiah 60:1-6)
When hope is dim, we need the assurance that God is with us.
Please, tell me what it says in the original Greek
Why are clergy so embarrassed to know things their job requires them to know?
A study Bible for Anabaptism’s birthday
“This is not a Bible just for Mennonites,” says Anabaptism at 500 project director John Roth.
The women who would be war heroes
Kristin Hannah’s novel is based on military nurses’ firsthand accounts of their experiences in Vietnam.
When climate is a tool of empire
David Livingstone explores the dubious history of overclaiming or distorting the role of climate.
Made to be broken
Sometimes the harm caused by breaking a promise is less than the harm caused by keeping it.
The hope-filled worldview of John B. Cobb Jr.
Cobb was a visionary who saw theology as a force for transformation—as much about action as thought.
Jimmy Carter, America’s best ex-president
After his 1980 defeat, Carter devoted himself to the causes of a progressive evangelicalism that has all but disappeared from public view.
January 6, Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12)
You rarely see a children’s pageant based on Matthew’s story of escape from a raging despot.
My word for 2024 was monasticism
One highlight of the year was a busy week in a cabin with three friends and a dog.
Pages soaked in mystery
Rebecca McCarthy traces Norman Maclean’s poetic sensibilities from his University of Chicago classroom to A River Runs Through It.
