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Covenant Church expels congregation and pastors over LGBTQ inclusion
The vote expelling the 145-year-old First Covenant Church Minneapolis was the first time the Evangelical Covenant members have removed a congregation from the denomination.
A woman’s place—at the mosque
How American Muslim women are transcending barriers to leadership.
August 4, Ordinary 18C (Luke 12:13-21)
This is a funny story. We laugh. But we're laughing at ourselves.
UCC endorses Green New Deal
The denomination helped launch the environmental justice movement in the 1980s and more recently was an early leader in divesting from fossil fuels.
How white supremacist groups are targeting online gamers
Extremists craft narratives of persecution, oppression, and the need for heroic struggle. So do video games.
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s short stories reveal the insanity and violence of our society
Evoking the murders of unarmed black men, this collection is meant to appall us.
United Arab Emirates bills itself as interfaith leader
The UAE, a financial powerhouse and growing power in the Arab world, is committed to showing Western allies that all are welcome to worship there.
Sanctuary churches say fines against immigrants meant to sow fear
People living in sanctuary to escape deportation have received fines of up to half a million dollars.
Do gentle people need to toughen up?
Being wise as a serpent doesn’t mean having a hard heart.
Why did I go to a charismatic worship service in an arena?
I feared it would last a week. Then came the moment of truth.
Washing feet at a church gathering is a political act
The ritual washing of feet in the way of Jesus witnesses to an alternative social order.
The weariness and the harvest (Galatians 6:[1-6], 7-16)
It is easy to become weary after another officer-involved shooting of a young black man.
Giving to religious groups down slightly, according to new report
One shift was a drop in number of people itemizing tax deductions, the Giving USA report on philanthropy noted.
What greed looks like
The roots of our desire for money, pleasure, and power reach back to the Enlightenment.
July 28, Ordinary 17C (Luke 11:1–13)
What if, when praying for our daily bread, we had real food in mind?
A pastoral encounter with abortion I’ll never forget
The teenager told me she was down to her last option: a hanger.
Law is too blunt an instrument for the complex realities of abortion
People’s lives elude sharply drawn lines.
Elaine Pagels’s lifelong search for the sacred
Pagels vividly recounts her spiritual experiences. But she won’t let herself be bound by any tradition.
Christian martyrs in orange jumpsuits
The 21 men murdered in 2015 will be remembered long after the era of ISIL is forgotten.
Saving your life, saving the world (1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21)
The most interesting part of "Avengers: Endgame" is the theme of salvation.