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11 adverbs for good preaching
The best preachers, says Russell Mitman, preach liturgically, eschatologically, multi-sensorily, and eight more ways that end in -ly.
No better place to be (John 6:56-69; Ephesians 6:10-20)
The disciples remember every miracle that Jesus did, every truth that he proclaimed.
Anya Krugovoy Silver, poet, dies at age 49
“Making meaning out of suffering and loss,” Silver wrote, is “one of poetry’s most fundamental aims.”
Aretha Franklin influenced sacred and secular music
Franklin, who died at 76, embodied “the connection between the African-American spiritual, the blues, R & B, rock and roll.”
Muslim minorities targeted amid Chinese crackdown on religion
Thousands of Hui Muslims gathered at a mosque to prevent its demolition.
The story of one Ethiopian woman—and of Christianity's encounter with modernity
Yetemegnu Mekonnen lived faithfully in turbulent times.
California churches address housing crisis
Amid rising homelessness, congregations are building affordable housing.
Israel’s Druze minority galvanizes opposition to nation-state law
Participation in high-profile mass protest was a departure for the Druze, who are celebrated in Israel for their patriotism and military service.
What we talk about when we talk about sex
The intersection of race and sexuality is the ur-story of American culture.
September 23, Ordinary 25B (Mark 9:30-37)
Perhaps the disciples have been captivated by the kind of power embodied by Augustus and Herod.
Coptic world mourns death of Anba Epiphanius, Egyptian bishop and scholar
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said Epiphanius was "a true monk whose life was steeped in meekness and humbleness."
Catholics and lawmakers respond to Pennsylvania report on clergy sexual abuse
Pope Francis wrote, "We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them."
The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives on the topic promise.
David H. Crawford becomes president of McCormick Theological Seminary
Crawford came to the seminary from a career in law and business.
A pilgrimage of Virginia Woolf readers
Walking together through Sussex and To The Lighthouse.
Nurturing the bread of life (John 6:51-58)
The church doesn’t always value people as God does. Not even Mary.