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U.S. funding cuts hurt Lutheran hospital, many services for Palestinians
Augusta Victoria Hospital is among six East Jerusalem hospitals in financial dire straits.
Why our church's centennial was worth celebrating
“The history of a church,” one member wrote in an old scrapbook I found, is “an unfolding pageant of life.”
Pope summons bishops to address abuse
The call for the February meeting at the Vatican is believed to be the first of its kind.
How American Protestant missionaries helped usher in post-Protestant America
David Hollinger shows how the social gospel principles that drove mission abroad boomeranged back home.
Am I still a Christian?
In the messy web of identity and associations, I’m weary of arguing about beliefs, practices, and labels.
Global Hindu gathering sparks debate over pride in religious identity
“I didn’t come here to find an echo chamber,” one attendee said.
October 14, Ordinary 28B (Mark 10:17-31; Hebrews 4:12-16)
What if Jesus is talking about humility rather than possessions?
The Frontier Interns reenvisioned missions for a postcolonial era
In 1961, Margaret Flory started a new kind of mission program.
Episode 47: Won't You Be My Neighbor
Matt and Adam invite Laurel Koepf Taylor to talk children, ministry, and the new Fred Rogers documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor?
The Second Amendment is racist at its root
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's social history highlights who's at the other end of the barrel.
The downside of an up market
The soaring stock market has increased U.S. wealth—and inequality.
The New Testament’s christological hymns are songs of resistance
They use the conventions of Jewish resistance poetry to challenge Roman occupation.
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to be first Muslim American women in Congress
Both women are seasoned organizers who emphasized economic justice among their priorities.
A battle over identity of school roils faculty at Catholic University
Earlier this summer, an informal body called the Faculty Assembly took an unofficial vote of no confidence in its president and provost.
Funerals make me miss being a parish pastor
Standing at the graveside with the last lingering family members, time seems thick.
Speaking the language of the heart (Mark 7:24-37)
Ephphatha is Jesus’ own original language. Be opened!
Believe in something, says Nike. But what?
Whatever else the Kaepernick ad is, it's a symptom of the confusion that characterizes our cultural moment.
With new leadership, Malaysians hope for more interfaith understanding
After voters ousted the party that had ruled Malaysia since independence from Britain, some are looking to improve interfaith relations—starting with getting to know each other.
Peter Spier’s picture books praise the world
The Holocaust survivor’s response to suffering was to create joyful children’s books.