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How should the church respond to the colonialism that runs through its blood?
Robert Heaney believes the first step is penance.
The grief of the widows (Matthew 2:13-23)
Grief is like a lead-weighted blanket that can never be fully lifted.
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What if we treated all of creation—plants and stars, soil and rivers—as our kin?
Biblical scholar Mari Joerstad and indigenous activist Nick Estes challenge our human-centered worldview.
Our 19 most-read book reviews of 2019
Biblical violence, Rachel Held Evans’s last book, the white church’s complicity, etc.
Our 19 most-read articles of 2019
Myths about racism, the Methodist mess in St. Louis, public theologian Rachel Held Evans, etc.
A congregation’s commitment to live out “We do”
We say these words a lot. Lately I’ve noticed what it looks like when we follow through.
January 12, Baptism of the Lord (Matthew 3:13–17)
Jesus knows he’s part of a history, a people’s longing and dreams.
How did American racism get to this point?
Joel Goza explores America’s addiction to racism and racialized poverty.
Episode 72: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Matt and Adam discuss story, Christmas and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
When a father and husband walked out, grace called him home
I preached a word of judgment. The stranger in the back row heard grace.
God's face shines (Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19)
Can we sense the Holy Spirit’s presence as God’s face shining upon us?
Queen and Slim challenges assumptions about race, justice, and what matters
Melinda Matsoukas’s film rolls terror and hope into one story.
A lapsed Catholic’s unexpected devotion
Searching for the Mary statue from her childhood, Sonja Livingston found much more.
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord (Matthew 2:1–12)
Genealogies suggest a beautiful inevitability even amid political impossibility.
Jia Tolentino’s critique of social media, its grip on us, and the people it makes rich
Our lives are shaped by the information we consume—and we can’t do much about it.
In Advent and Christmas, desolation and consolation reside together
This time of year, our inner landscapes can seem as bleak as the outer ones.
Has family become an idol?
The Bible gives no sense that the family is an end in itself.