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Compassion in the church—and the mosque, and the temple
Christians organized the first relief agencies. Now Sikh, Muslim, and Buddhist groups abound.
Take & read: New books in American religious history
An ever-renewing narrative of community formed by difference
Believing survivors without physical evidence
I wish the risen Christ hadn’t shown Thomas proof. Women had already testified to the resurrection.
Christian Wiman’s stubborn, slippery faith
We need faith, Wiman suggests, because poetry isn't enough.
What wondrous poems are these
James Crews's poetry is at once ecstatic, skeptical, and hopeful.
Beyond winning to living well
How can we look beyond the next thirty days and focus on our whole lives?
Episode 49: Mary Poppins
Adam and Matt welcome back the practically perfect Becca Messman to talk ministry and Mary Poppins.
November 11, Ordinary 32B (Mark 12:38-44; 1 Kings 17:8-16)
By middle-class American standards, the widow's decision is questionable.
Zora Neale Hurston brings us the voice of a former slave
Hurston's singular ear for the beauty of speech and memory brings Cudjo Lewis's story to life.
The church’s response to sexual assault survivors
We should not be surprised when Christian men belittle and ignore women who speak out. Biblical heroes of the faith do the same.
The silence that surrounds parents’ grief for a baby
“It’s the absolute worst when this happens,” says the man laying gravestones, unable to speak the words baby or dead.
Take & read: New books in New Testament
Can we read scripture critically and theologically at the same time?
Two ways of being Christian and pro-choice
Is abortion only the lesser of evils, or can it be a moral good?
Responding to trauma
As religious leaders, we cannot ignore what the events surrounding the confirmation hearings are doing, especially to our bodies.
Episcopal Church backs new Lakota translation of prayer book
Funding liturgical translations also helps preserve indigenous languages at risk of being lost.
A filmmaker turns up the volume on peacemaking work
“Peace is not resting. Peace is loud.”
Jesus’ siblings (Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8; Mark 10:2-16)
Our behavior doesn’t change the claim Jesus makes on us.
Courage through small things
Maya Angelou says that we develop courage by doing small things. "You wouldn't want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself."