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Episode 32: UP
Matt and Adam talk with Kenda Creasy Dean, professor of youth, church, and culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, about aging, adventure, and Pixar’s 2009 film UP.
December 31, Christmas 1B (Luke 2:22-40)
Luke insists that Jesus is a child of Israel.
Methodists weigh options for staying united
A 32-member commission is seeking a way forward for a denomination with a lesbian bishop—and a policy barring ordained LGBTQ people.
The Good Place, a prime-time sitcom full of ethical theory
The comedy series doesn’t feel didactic—despite the fact that it features actual moral philosophy lessons.
The pleasures of good poems
This year, I've read the poetry of Mark Jarman, Tess Taylor, and Nicole Sealey with gratitude.
Finding God in the sewer
Struggle on against the powers as if this desperate situation were nothing—because even now it is nothing.
Tennessee Southern Baptists shun church with a woman senior pastor
Ellen Di Giosia was told that she could not vote in a statewide gathering of congregations.
Pass the Dream Act now
Fixing our immigration system will take time. A path to citizenship for the Dreamers is a good way to begin.
Deep in the hole (Matthew 25:14-30)
Once the servant digs the hole, is there any way out?
Iraq's Shi'ite pilgrimage to martyr's tomb reveres recently slain fighters too
Nearly 14 million people marched to Imam Hussein's shrine in Karbala this year.
Theophany on the train
How I found the gospel while reading about an academic conference
Harriet Tubman’s Canadian church seeks help for repairs
Visitors provide income for the congregation, but it needs further funds to address its shifting foundation.